Superstitious England followers are fearing Gareth Southgate’s males will likely be crushed by Senegal of their World Cup tie on Sunday – as a result of the match is being proven dwell on ITV.
Dubbed the “ITV curse” as a consequence of England’s string of poor outcomes on the channel, others have pointed to the profitable streak when the Three Lions are featured dwell on BBC.
England beat Iran 6-2 of their opening group match and noticed off Wales on Tuesday night time with a 3-0 victory in video games proven by the BBC.
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In distinction, that they had a disappointing 0-0 draw with USA on Friday in a match which was aired on ITV.
Presenter Gary Lineker appeared to take goal at rival ITV when he hinted on the so-called curse hanging over England as he rounded off the BBC’s protection final night time.
“England finished top and will take on Senegal at 7pm on Sunday. And that’s live on, well – uh – ITV. Oh well,” he stated.
However, 4 years in the past on the identical spherical of 16 stage, England gained a World Cup penalty shootout for the primary time after they beat Colombia in Russia – and the match was screened on ITV.
Since 1998, England have performed 28 instances dwell on ITV in main tournaments and have managed six victories, 13 attracts and 9 defeats in that point. That’s a win charge of 21.5%.
The statistics from their BBC matches is extra optimistic.
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Records present that of the 27 event video games on the broadcaster, 19 resulted in a win, 5 in a draw and three have been misplaced. That represents a win charge of 70%.
Figures launched on Wednesday confirmed final night time’s England-Wales recreation on BBC One had a mean viewers of 16.6 million viewers.
An common viewers of 15.1 million tuned in for ITV’s protection of England v USA on Friday.
Source: information.sky.com”