but in all seriousness, it’s been a series of heartaches for every generation of England fans since 1966. The anguish that England fans have felt for the last 50+ plus years has arguably been made worse thanks to how readily available football is on television. Every year there is debate as to whether BBC or ITV provide the best coverage - but should we, as England fans, instead focus on which channel the team’s match is being broadcast on? ‘The ITV Curse’ is something that isn’t often mentioned by England fans, but it is real and something that England fans should be very concerned about given that England’s next two Euro 2020 matches are on ITV. World Cup 1998:England 2 - 0 Tunisia - BBC - WonRomania 2 - 1 England - ITV - LostColombia 0 - 2 England - BBC - WonArgentina 2 - 2 England - ITV - Draw (ARG win 4-3 on penalities)Euro 2000:Portugal 3 - 2 England - ITV - LostEngland 1 - 0 Germany - BBC and ITV - WonEngland 2 - 3 Romania - BBC - LostWorld Cup 2002:England 1 - 1 Sweden - ITV - DrawArgentina 0 - 1 England - BBC - WonNigeria 0 - 0 England - BBC - DrawDenmark 0 - 3 England - BBC - WonEngland 1 - 2 Brazil - BBC - LostEuro 2004:France 2 - 1 England - ITV - LostEngland 3 - 0 Switzerland - ITV - WonCroatia 2 - 4 England - BBC - WonPortugal 2 - 2 England - BBC - Draw (POR win 6-5 on pens)World Cup 2006:England 1 - 0 Paraguay - BBC - WonEngland 2 - 0 Trinidad and Tobago - ITV - WonSweden 2 - 2 England - ITV - DrawEngland 1 - 0 Ecuador - BBC - WonEngland 0 - 0 Portugal - ITV - Draw (POR win 3-1 on pens)World Cup 2010:England 1 - 1 USA - ITV - DrawEngland 0 - 0 Algeria - ITV - DrawSlovenia 0 - 1 England - BBC - WonGermany 4 - 1 England - BBC - LostEuro 2012:France 1 - 1 England - ITV - DrawSweden 2 - 3 England - BBC - WonEngland 1 - 0 Ukraine - ITV - WonEngland 0 - 0 Italy - BBC - Draw (ITA win 4-2 on pens)World Cup 2014:England 1 - 2 Italy - BBC - LostUruguay 2 - 1 England - ITV - LostCosta Rica 0 - 0 England - ITV - DrawEuro 2016:England 1 - 1 Russia - ITV - DrawEngland 2 - 1 Wales - BBC - WonSlovakia 0 - 0 England - ITV - DrawEngland 1 - 2 Iceland - ITV - LostWorld Cup 2018:Tunisia 1 - 2 England - BBC - WonEngland 6 - 1 Panaman - BBC - WonEngland 0 - 1 Belgium - ITV - LostColombia 1 - 1 England - ITV - Draw (ENG win 4-3 on pens)Sweden 0 - 2 England - BBC - WonCroatia 2 - 1 England - ITV - LostBelgium 2 - 0 England - ITV - LostSince 1998 England have won just four matches in 90 minutes that have been broadcast on ITV.

Source: BBC June 17, 2021 15:08 UTC