Soccer Aid 2026 is set for Sunday, May 31, with kick-off scheduled for 6:30pm BST at West Ham's London Stadium. For viewers asking what time is soccer aid 2026, the answer is now fixed, and the match will be shown live on ITV 1.
Coverage begins at 5pm BST, with fans also able to stream the game for free on ITVX. The timing matters because this is the one night each year when former pros and celebrities turn out for Unicef, and Wayne Rooney is among the names already listed for the England side.
That gives the 15th edition a familiar pull and a fresh edge. Last year's match at Old Trafford raised over £15m for Unicef, taking the total raised since Soccer Aid began in 2006 to more than £120m, a figure that has kept the event far beyond a novelty kickabout.
There is still a scoreline attached to the occasion, and it is one England would rather alter. The World XI won last year's game at Old Trafford, Carlos Tevez scored four times, and the overall series now stands at 8-6 in the World XI's favour, so England go into this year's match trying to recover more than just pride.
That is why the details around the London Stadium matter now: the date is locked, the broadcast plan is set, and the build-up can begin. Rooney is joined on the announced list by Jermain Defoe, Jill Scott, Jack Wilshere, Shaun Wright-Phillips, Theo Walcott and Paddy McGuinness, but the full line-ups for England and the World XI are still to come before the first whistle on May 31.
