‘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 semi-final is 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. In comparison to the BBC, England’s record reads as Won: 14 Drawn: 3 Lost: 3. This gives England an impressive 70 per cent win rate on BBC, whereas on ITV it is a paltry 16.67 per cent. Just for the record, here are those Euro 2020 results in full:England 1 - 0 Croatia - BBC - WonEngland 0 - 0 Scotland - ITV - DrawCzech Republic 0 - 1 England - ITV - WonEngland 2 - 0 Germany - BBC - WonUkraine 0 - 4 England - BBC - WonNow it again turns to ITV to see if England can reach the final and the Danes have good reason to be confident.

Source: BBC July 07, 2021 08:03 UTC