How to watch England vs Wales for *FREE* — Stream International Friendly

• Kick off: 7.45pm BST/ 2.45pm ET, Thursday, October 9.
• Watch England vs Wales for free on ITVX (UK restricted)
• Travelling outside the UK? Use NordVPN to unblock your ITVX account

England host Wales in an International derby that dates all the way back to 1879. The Three Lions will welcome the Welsh side to Wembley for the first time in 5 years as the two sides will be desperate for bragging rights over the other ahead of the World Cup Qualifiers.

So how can you watch England vs Wales on ITVX from anywhere in the world? Is ITVX available as a mobile app?

Here’s our guide on how to watch England vs Wales for no cost at all.

How to watch England vs Wales for free on ITVX

ITV’s online streaming service, ITVX, will be broadcasting the international friendly on Thursday, 9th October, for free.

What’s great about ITVX’s coverage is that you don’t even need an ITVX subscription to watch England vs Wales, you just need a valid TV license and an email account and you’re all set.

First time using ITVX? You can register for a free account or download the app on your mobile device.

Outside the UK for the derby? You can use NordVPN to reliably unlock your ITVX stream of England vs Wales from across the globe.

How to watch England vs Wales on ITVX from anywhere

ITVX will only be broadcasting England vs Wales to UK residents.

For soccer fans travelling or working outside the UK this Thursday, you will need to use a VPN to access ITVX’s free coverage of the international friendly.

There are lots of VPNs but NordVPN is the one you can rely on to unblock ITVX stream and watch England vs Wales from anywhere in the world.

It’s really simple to use a VPN to unblock your stream England vs Wales.

1. Install the VPN of your choice. As we’ve said, NordVPN is our favorite.

2. Choose the location you wish to connect to in the VPN app. For instance, if you’re visiting the US and want to watch your free ITVX stream, you’d select ‘UK’.

3. Sit back and enjoy the action. Head to ITVX, sign in, and watch Tuchel and Bellamy’s first meeting this Thursday.

What does ITVX’s England vs Wales coverage include?

ITVX’s broadcast of England vs Wales takes place on Thursday, October 9th. The UK network’s broadcast will include pre-match build up, a full live-stream and post-match analysis from ITVX’s selected experts.

ITVX’s coverage will be hosted by Mark Pougatch this Thursday, with commentary being provided by Sam Matterface as usual, who will be joined in the commentary box by former pro, Lee Dixon. On punditry duty for this one is a mix of ex-pros, with former Wales boss Chris Coleman in the studio with Ian Wright and Roy Keane.

Despite its ‘friendly’ title, it’s certain that both teams will want to win this game no matter what, so fans can expect an electric atmosphere in Wembley this Thursday as the two battle it out for bragging rights. ITVX will be showcasing all the crunching tackles, goals and action replays along with a full aftershow and highlights. As well as this, ITV will also be uploading a highlights package to their YouTube channel.

What devices is ITVX available on?

You can use ITVX on all of the following devices and platforms:

Amazon Fire (Tablets, Cube, Stick, TVs)
Android TV (please note: some models aren’t supported)
Android (Mobile & Tablet) – Android 7.0 and above
Apple TV (tvOS 14 or later)
Google TV (Chromecast with Google TV and NVIDIA Shield)
Freely
Freesat (please note: some models aren’t supported)
Freeview Play (TVs and set-top boxes) (please note: some models aren’t supported)
iOS (iPhone & iPad) – iOS 14 and above
LG Smart TVs (2016-2024)
NOW Smart Sticks and Boxes (minimum firmware v11.5.0)
PlayStation (PS4 and PS5)
Roku (Stick & Roku-OS powered TVs, minimum firmware v11.5.0)
Samsung Smart TVs (2017 and above – 2016 models only offer on demand TV)
Sky Q, Sky Glass and Sky Stream puck
Virgin Media (360, Stream, TiVo)
YouView (BT, Humax, Sony, TalkTalk)
Xbox (One, Series X, Series S)

England vs Wales: Preview

Thomas Tuchel’s reign as England boss has been pretty plain sailing so far. Taking over from Gareth Southgate after his 8-year spell, Tuchel has a perfect record in competitive matches, winning all 5 World Cup qualifiers with his side yet to concede a goal. The only blemish on Tuchel’s record so far is a 3-1 loss to the hands of Senegal in a friendly in June.

Tuchel will be hoping to guide his side to an eighth consecutive win against Wales, a record that sees England unbeaten vs The Dragons since 1984. However, this will be no mean feat as his side face a Craig Bellamy Wales team that look completely rejuvenated in recent times.

Since Craig Bellamy’s appointment in July 2024, Wales have only lost twice across a 12-game span, with only one of those losses coming in a competitive outing. Their one competitive loss came at the hands of Belgium who they went toe-to-toe with in a 4-3 thriller.

Bellamy has given Wales fans hope, proving that there is life to this team after Gareth Bale’s retirement. The Dragons will be hoping that a win against their neighbouring country to end a 41-year drought will give them the momentum to push through the qualifying stage of the 2026 World Cup.

England vs Wales line-ups:

England XI: Pickford, Konsa, Guehi, Stones, Spence, Rice, Anderson, Rogers, Gordon, Saka, Watkins.

England subs: Lewis-Skelly, J.Henderson, Kane, Eze, Rashford, Burn, D.Henderson, Gibbs-White, Loftus-Cheek, Bowen, Trafford, Quansah, O’Reilly.

Wales XI: Darlow, N.Williams, Davies, Ampadu, Rodon, Brooks, Wilson, Cullen, Johnson, Moore, Dasilva.

Wales subs: King, A.Davies, Mepham, Koumas, R.Colwill, Cabango, James, Harris, Thomas, I.Davies, Sheenan, Broadhead, Kpakio, Lawlor, J.Colwill.

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