England fans are having same complaint about 'diabolical' TV coverage
Fans of the Three Lions watching the team's first World Cup clash against Croatia aren't best pleased with the quality of the broadcast.
Tons of people tuning into the coverage of England's first game, which is taking place at the Dallas Stadium in Texas, have taken to social media to share their complaints.
According to a number of Brits, the joy of watching the lads on the pitch for the first time in the 2026 World Cup has been drastically overshadowed by the 'poor quality' picture showing on their TV screens.
Sadly, it means a lot of folks didn't get to see Harry Kane hit the back of the net in HD.
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Croatia goalkeeper Dominik Livakovic saved his first penalty before referee Clement Turpin ordered the England captain to retake it - and some viewers saw a lacklustre view of this magical moment.
One person fumed in a post on X: "S**t picture on ITV!"
Another threw in a bit of quintessential British sarcasm, saying: "Picture quality would look poor and choppy tonight for England game."
A third added: "The picture quality is diabolical on ITV!"
A fourth then described it as 'shocking', while others used some more uncouth words to comment on the lack of clarity on their screens.
Viewers can tune into the game via ITV 1, or you can also livestream it via ITV X - but according to these lot, it's probably not worth bothering.
Alternatively, you can catch England taking on Croatia on STV and STV Player.
An ITV source told LADbible that the broadcaster has monitoring systems in place, and while there are large numbers on the platform, there are no reported issues on ITVX.
Although you might be feeling disgruntled about the quality of the coverage you are seeing from home, at least your wallet hasn't taken a hit by you attending in person.
England fans have been stumping up incredible amounts of money to get inside the AT&T stadium to watch the action unfold live in the flesh.
One England fan who waited in the queue to get into the stadium said he paid £6,000 for two front row tickets to the match.
Martin Mulholland, who was originally from Rugby, Warwickshire, but now lives in North Carolina, told Press Association: “I think we bought tickets at a really, really bad time.
“We’re in the front row so we’ve got good ones, but it was £6,000 for two tickets. But we’re in Dallas for another reason, so that part of it wasn’t added to the cost.”
Another English supporter based in Chicago also said he paid £2,500 a ticket for three friends to join him at the AT&T stadium.
Olivia Burke