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

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!