Soccer Aid LIVE: Match updates, kick-off time and how to watch, England vs World XI players

Soccer Aid LIVE: Match updates, kick-off time and how to watch, England vs World XI players All the build up, live updates and reaction to Soccer Aid 2026 from the London Stadium as England XI look to claim victory for only the second time in eight years Hello and welcome to live coverage from The Mirror of Soccer Aid 2026 for Unicef. The annual charity friendly between England XI and World XI is set to take place at the London Stadium this evening with plenty of big names in action. The latter have several international footballers in their ranks including Jordi Alba and Leonardo Bonucci while England will be represented by Wayne Rooney and Jack Wilshere. Actors Owen Cooper and Tom Hiddleston will be among the celebrities pulling on the famous Three Lions shirt. Kick-off is 6:30pm on ITV1, but there will be plenty of coverage in the lead up and after the game alongside match updates. To stay up to date with all of that and much more, keep plugged into our live blog over the coming hours! As is always the case with Soccer Aid, ITV have the rights to show the match with coverage starting at 5:30pm and lasting four hours. For those wanting to tune in earlier, there is a Soccer Aid special of The Chase that starts in just a few minutes! The 2026 edition of Soccer Aid will kick off at 6:30pm (BST) with coverage starting an hour earlier on ITV1. The 20th anniversary of the match in aid of UNICEF usually kicks off at 7:30pm but has been brought forward by an hour. Hello and welcome to live coverage of Soccer Aid 2026 from the London Stadium! We are just under three hours away from kick-off but there is plenty to cover before then including a reminder of both squads in full, how to watch the clash and much more...