The FIFA World Cup appeared to dominate BBC Breakfast, which left a number of viewers fuming at their television sets
BBC Breakfast viewers were left fuming on Saturday morning
Viewers tuning in to BBC Breakfast were left raging over the show’s coverage of the FIFA World Cup.
On Saturday (July 11), presenters Charlie Stayt and Naga Munchetty were back at the helm, discussing a range of topics. But according to viewers, football appeared to take precedence.
During the show, the news anchors discussed England playing against Norway in the World Cup later on in the day a number of times.
Not only this, but later on in the show a BBC sports journalist reported outdoors amongst children playing football; this was then followed by a discussion on football stickers.
With all the footie content on show, viewers had enough and demanded a change. Taking to X, formerly known as Twitter, those who were tuned in shared their frustrations.
One viewer said: “Give the football a frigging rest now.” Another fumed: “I’m going to watch the match later but ffs no more of these football fans fillers, I’m not interested in their input.”
A third chimed in and wrote: “I wish that British tennis bloke had won yesterday so they could concentrate on something rather than the football.”
A fourth added: “Four people sitting around a table pointlessly yakking rubbish about football just to fill 30 minutes of #bbcbreakfast.”
Another penned: “Just imagine how football would dominate #BBCBreakfast if England was in the final.”
One more groaned: “Right thats enough now. What a boring lot of old farts.”
For those who are interested in the upcoming England match, England’s quarter-final against Erling Haaland’s Norway will be played at Miami’s Hard Rock Stadium, with a far more fan-friendly kick-off time of 10pm BST.
It’s a welcome change from the last-16 clash with Mexico, which didn’t get underway until 2am in the UK and left plenty of supporters battling through work the following morning after a sleepless night.
The quarter-final gets underway at 5pm local time in Florida on Saturday, July 11, which means a 10pm BST kick-off for fans watching in the UK. If England can get the job done inside 90 minutes, the match should wrap up by around midnight.
If the match can’t be settled in 90 minutes, extra time and a penalty shootout could keep fans watching for another 45 minutes or more. In that scenario, the final whistle may not come until around 1am on Sunday.
BBC Breakfast airs daily from 6am