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Match of the Day

7.6/10 1964 62 Seasons 3272 Episodes Returning Series

BBC's football highlights and analysis. "The longest-running football television programme in the world" as recognised by Guinness World Records in 2015.

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Season 38 Episodes

E1
12th August 2001: FA Charity Shield: Manchester United v Liverpool
80 min 2001

Gary Lineker and Alan Hansen present highlights of the traditional curtain-raiser to the English football season, with t…

E2
15th August 2001: International Friendly: England v Netherlands
80 min 2001

Highlights of the friendly match between England and Holland played earlier at White Hart Lane. With the World Cup quali…

E3
24th August 2001: UEFA Super Cup: Liverpool v Bayern Munich
80 min 2001

Coverage of this year's Super Cup match from Stade Louis II in Monaco as Uefa Cup holders Liverpool take on Champions' L…

E4
1st September 2001: World Cup Qualifier: Germany v England
80 min 2001

Coverage of the vital World Cup qualifier between Germany and England at Munich's Olympic Stadium.

E5
5th September 2001: World Cup Qualifier: England v Albania
80 min 2001

Following Saturday's clash against Germany, England will be aiming to impose themselves on the unfancied Albanians at St…

E6
13th September 2001: UEFA Cup: Ipswich Town v Torpedo Moscow
80 min 2001

Coverage of tonight's Uefa Cup first-round, first-leg match from Portman Road.

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6th October 2001: World Cup Qualifier: England v Greece
80 min 2001

Coverage from Old Trafford of this vital World Cup qualifying tie, as England take on Greece in their final group nine m…

E8
18th October 2001: UEFA Cup: Ipswich Town v Helsingborgs IF
80 min 2001

Coverage from Portman Road of this Uefa Cup second round, first leg tie. Following their success against Torpedo Moscow …

E9
1st November 2001: UEFA Cup: Helsingborgs IF v Ipswich Town
80 min 2001

Coverage of this Uefa Cup second-round, second-leg match from the Olympiastadion in Helsingborg, Sweden. Ipswich have ye…

E10
10th November 2001: International Friendly: England v Sweden
80 min 2001

Extended highlights from Old Trafford of today's friendly between England and Sweden. Having secured their place in the …

E11
17th November 2001: FA Cup First Round
80 min 2001

Highlights of the day's action in the first round of the FA Cup, plus a roundup of other fixtures.

E12
18th November 2001: FA Cup First Round
80 min 2001

Hereford United v Wrexham. Coverage of this first round FA Cup tie from Edgar Street, the home of Hereford United. As bo…

E13
22nd November 2001: UEFA Cup: Ipswich Town v Inter Milan
80 min 2001

Gary Lineker introduces the coverage from Portman Road as George Burley 's Ipswich Town take on Italian giants Inter Mil…

E14
28th November 2001: FA Cup First Round Replays
80 min 2001

Highlights from some of the key first round FA Cup replay matches, presented by Gary Lineker.

E15
8th December 2001: FA Cup Second Round
80 min 2001

The best of the action from FA Cup second-round day as teams set their sights on tackling one of the big clubs in the th…

E16
9th December 2001: FA Cup Second Round
80 min 2001

Canvey Island v Northampton Town. Coverage from the second round of the FA Cup, the last round before the Premiership an…

E17
19th December 2001: FA Cup Second Round Replays
80 min 2001

Highlights from some of the key second-round FA Cup replay matches.

E18
5th January 2002: FA Cup Third Round
80 min 2002

Highlights of today's FA Cup third round matches where lower divisions compete against the giants of the Premiership.

E19
6th January 2002: FA Cup Third Round: Macclesfield Town v West Ham United
80 min 2002

Coverage of this third-round FA Cup tie from Moss Rose, as Glenn Roeder's Hammers look to exhibit their pedigree against…

E20
6th January 2002: FA Cup Third Round: Aston Villa v Manchester United
80 min 2002

Coverage of this third-round FA Cup tie, as John Gregory 's Aston Villa welcome Manchester United to Villa Park. Between…

E21
16th January 2002: FA Cup Third Round Replays
80 min 2002

Highlights from some of the key third-round FA Cup replay matches which must be decided tonight.

E22
26th January 2002: FA Cup Fourth Round
80 min 2002

Highlights of today's FA Cup fourth-round games, presented by Gary Lineker, with Alan Hansen and Mark Lawrenson.

E23
27th January 2002: FA Cup Fourth Round: Arsenal v Liverpool
80 min 2002

Coverage from Highbury of this FA Cup fourth-round tie as Arsenal meet Liverpool, the side who beat them in last year's …

E24
27th January 2002: FA Cup Fourth Round: Ipswich Town v Manchester City
80 min 2002

Coverage from Portman Road of the final FA Cup fourth-round game. Manchester City and Ipswich Town face a close contest:…

E25
6th February 2002: FA Cup Fourth Round Replays
80 min 2002

Highlights of tonight's replays in the fourth round of the FA Cup, with the winners just three matches away from the fin…

E26
13th February 2002: International Friendly: Netherlands v England
80 min 2002

Highlights of tonight's Holland v England friendly match played at the futuristic Amsterdam Arena. England will be seeki…

E27
16th February 2002: FA Cup Fifth Round
80 min 2002

Gary Lineker introduces highlights from today's FA Cup fifth-round ties, including Middlesbrough v Blackburn Rovers, Wal…

E28
17th February 2002: FA Cup Fifth Round: Everton v Crewe Alexandra
80 min 2002

Fifth-round coverage from Goodison Park where Premiership side Everton take on First Division Crewe Alexandra.

E29
17th February 2002: FA Cup Fifth Round: Newcastle United v Manchester City
80 min 2002

Coverage from St James ' Park where Newcastle play host to Manchester City in the FA Cup fifth round.

E30
27th February 2002: FA Cup Fifth Round Replays
80 min 2002

Gary Lineker presents highlights of all the FA Cup fifth-round replays, with analysis from Alan Hansen and Mark Lawrenso…

E31
9th March 2002: FA Cup Sixth Round: Newcastle United v Arsenal
80 min 2002

The sixth round of the FA Cup sees the two Premiership heavyweights clash in a quarter-final tie at St James ' Park. Bob…

E32
10th March 2002: FA Cup Sixth Round: Middlesbrough v Everton
80 min 2002

Coverage from the Riverside Stadium of the FA Cup quarter-final clash between Steve McClaren's Middlesbrough, whose prog…

E33
10th March 2002: FA Cup Sixth Round
80 min 2002

Highlights from all the weekend's FA Cup quarter-finals, with Ray Stubbs.

E34
23rd March 2002: FA Cup Sixth Round Replay
80 min 2002

Highlights of today's FA Cup sixth-round replay between Arsenal and Newcastle United at Highbury. The winners will earn …

E35
27th March 2002: International Friendly
80 min 2002

Action from tonight's England v Italy friendly. Plus highlights of France v Scotland.

E36
14th April 2002: FA Cup Semi Finals
80 min 2002

Coverage from Villa Park of the second of today's FA Cup semi-finals, a west London derby between Fulham and Chelsea. Th…

E37
17th April 2002: International Friendly
80 min 2002

Action from England's final home World Cup warm-up game as they take on Paraguay at Anfield.

E38
4th May 2002: FA Cup Final: Arsenal v Chelsea
80 min 2002

Highlights of today's FA Cup final clash between Arsenal and Chelsea, the first all-London final in 20 years, from the M…

E39
6th May 2002: Women's FA Cup Final: Fulham v Doncaster Belles
80 min 2002

Coverage of the women's FA Cup final from Selhurst Park, London. Fulham had few problems reaching the final, sweeping as…

E40
8th May 2002: Uefa Cup Final: Feyenoord v Borussia Dortmund
80 min 2002

Coverage from Rotterdam of the first of the two big end-of-season European club-competition finals. Both teams earned th…

E41
21st May 2002: International Friendly: England v South Korea
80 min 2002

Highlights of England's latest World Cup warm-up game from Jeju in South Korea, where they take on the tournament co-hos…

E42
26th May 2002: International Friendly: England v Cameroon
80 min 2002

Highlights from Kobe in Japan of England's final warm-up game against Cameroon, before they kick off their World Cup fin…

E43
31st May 2002: World Cup 2002
80 min 2002

As the world's greatest football tournament begins in Japan and South Korea, the BBC kicks off its extensive coverage wi…

E44
1st June 2002: World Cup 2002: Republic of Ireland v Cameroon
80 min 2002

Mick McCarthy's men - minus captain Roy Keane - start their Group E campaign by facing Cameroon in Niigata, Japan.

E45
1st June 2002: World Cup 2002: Germany v Saudi Arabia
80 min 2002

Today's second Group E game comes from Sapporo, Japan.

E46
1st June 2002: World Cup 2002
80 min 2002

Highlights of Ireland's match against Cameroon, who are hope to become Africa's first-ever World Cup semi-finalists. Plu…

E47
2nd June 2002: World Cup 2002: Argentina v Nigeria
80 min 2002

Argentina take on Nigeria in the opening game of Group F from Kashima in Japan.

E48
2nd June 2002: World Cup 2002: Spain v Slovenia
80 min 2002

Spain start their Group B campaign against rank outsiders Slovenia in Gwangju, South Korea.

E49
2nd June 2002: World Cup 2002
80 min 2002

Action from all of today's matches, including England's opening game against Sweden, Argentina v Nigeria - also in Group…

E50
3rd June 2002: World Cup 2002: Croatia v Mexico
80 min 2002

A Group G match from Niigata in Japan.

E51
3rd June 2002: World Cup 2002: Brazil v Turkey
80 min 2002

Brazil take on Turkey in Group C.

E52
3rd June 2002: World Cup 2002
80 min 2002

Action from all of today's encounters in Japan and South Korea, including the Group C match between four-times winners B…

E53
4th June 2002: World Cup 2002: China v Costa Rica
80 min 2002

Gary Lineker unveils this Group C clash from Gwangju, South Korea, in which debutants and rank outsiders China take on f…

E54
4th June 2002: World Cup 2002: South Korea v Poland
80 min 2002

Co-hosts South Korea begin their Group D campaign.

E55
4th June 2002: World Cup 2002
80 min 2002

A look back at key moments in today's games, in which China took on Costa Rica in Group A, and co-hosts Japan and South …

E56
5th June 2002: World Cup 2002: USA v Portugal
80 min 2002

The USA and Portugal start their World Cup campaigns in Group D at the Suwon stadium in South Korea.

E57
5th June 2002: World Cup 2002
80 min 2002

Highlights of today's matches includes the Republic of Ireland's crunch clash with Germany in Group E, plus in Group C, …

E58
6th June 2002: World Cup 2002: Denmark v Senegal
80 min 2002

Group A continues with this clash from Daegu in South Korea. With world champions France in their group, neither of thes…

E59
6th June 2002: World Cup 2002
80 min 2002

A look back at today's games from Japan and South Korea, where 1998 quarter-finalists Denmark took on outsiders Senegal,…

E60
7th June 2002: World Cup 2002: Argentina v England
80 min 2002

A heart-stopping penalty shoot-out against Argentina shattered England's World Cup hopes in 1998. Now they face the doub…

E61
7th June 2002: World Cup 2002
80 min 2002

Highlights of England's much anticipated game against Argentina. Plus action from Sweden's clash with Nigeria in the oth…

E62
8th June 2002: World Cup 2002: Italy v Croatia
80 min 2002

Coverage from Ibaraki, Japan, of this Group G clash in which Italy, champions in 1934, 1938 and 1982, take on Croatia, s…

E63
8th June 2002: World Cup 2002
80 min 2002

Highlights of today's World Cup clashes. In Group C, Brazil take on newcomers China, while in Group G, Italy face Croati…

E64
9th June 2002: World Cup 2002: Mexico v Ecuador
80 min 2002

Coverage from Miyagi, Japan, of the Group G match. Mexico will want to emulate their 1986 team which made it to the quar…

E65
9th June 2002: World Cup 2002
80 min 2002

Action from all of today's matches, including hosts Japan taking on Russia in Group H, Mexico and Ecuador's "battle of t…

E66
10th June 2002: World Cup 2002: Tunisia v Belgium
80 min 2002

Coverage from Oita, Japan as the race for qualification from Group H intensifies. Belgium are as solid as always, despit…

E67
10th June 2002: World Cup 2002
80 min 2002

All the action from today's three games, as the second full week of the tournament kicks off. Portugal and Poland face e…

E68
11th June 2002: World Cup 2002: Groups A & E
80 min 2002

A look back at key moments in today's games, in which Ireland took on Saudi Arabia in Group E while African champions Ca…

E69
12th June 2002: World Cup 2002: Nigeria v England
80 min 2002

England's fate may rest with this match, their final Group F game against Nigeria in Osaka, Japan. England's only game a…

E70
12th June 2002: World Cup 2002: Groups B & F
80 min 2002

Gary Lineker introduces full highlights as England's World Cup future is decided with Sven's men taking on Nigeria in th…

E71
13th June 2002: World Cup 2002: Group C
80 min 2002

Costa Rica v Brazil & Turkey v China. Group C concludes in South Korea with these two clashes.

E72
13th June 2002: World Cup 2002: Groups C & G
80 min 2002

A look back at a day which saw Groups C and G decided. Footballing giants Brazil and Italy were both in action. In South…

E73
14th June 2002: World Cup 2002: Group H
80 min 2002

Belgium v Russia & Tunisia v Japan. Belgium clash with Russia in Shizuoka, while Japan take on Tunisia in Osaka.

E74
14th June 2002: World Cup 2002: Groups D & H
80 min 2002

Action from the last four games of the group stage, with the results determining which teams will to go through to the k…

E75
15th June 2002: World Cup 2002: Round of 16
80 min 2002

Highlights of today's second-round matches.

E76
16th June 2002: World Cup 2002: Round of 16: Sweden v Senegal
80 min 2002

Winner Group F v Runner-up Group A from Oita, Japan.

E77
16th June 2002: World Cup 2002: Round of 16: Spain v Ireland
80 min 2002

Winner Group B v Runner-up Group E from Suwon, South Korea.

E78
16th June 2002: World Cup 2002: Round of 16
80 min 2002

Highlights of today's matches in Oita and Suwon.

E79
17th June 2002: World Cup 2002: Round of 16: Mexico v USA
80 min 2002

Winner Group G v Runner-up Group D from Jeonju in South Korea.

E80
17th June 2002: World Cup 2002: Round of 16
80 min 2002

Who will be next week's quarter-finalists? Second-round matches in Jeonju and Kobe hold the key. Analysis of the action …

E81
18th June 2002: World Cup 2002: Round of 16: Japan v Turkey
80 min 2002

Winner Group H Runner-up Group C from Miyagi, Japan.

E82
18th June 2002: World Cup 2002: Round of 16
80 min 2002

A look back at the key moments in today's second-round games from Japan and South Korea.

E83
21st June 2002: World Cup 2002: Quarter final: England v Brazil
80 min 2002

Coverage of the first quarter-final from Shizuoka, Japan.

E84
21st June 2002: World Cup 2002: Quarter final: Germany v USA
80 min 2002

The second quarter-final from Ulsan, South Korea.

E85
21st June 2002: World Cup 2002: Quarter finals
80 min 2002

Highlights of today's quarter-final matches, plus a look ahead to tomorrow's quarter-finals.

E86
22nd June 2002: World Cup 2002: Quarter final: Spain v South Korea
80 min 2002

Coverage from Gwangju in South Korea of the third quarter-final.

E87
22nd June 2002: World Cup 2002: Quarter finals
80 min 2002

Highlights of today's quarter-final matches.

E88
25th June 2002: World Cup 2002: Semi final: Germany v South Korea
80 min 2002

Coverage from Seoul, South Korea, of the first semi-final.

E89
25th June 2002: World Cup 2002: Semi final
80 min 2002

Highlights of today's first semi-final encounter.

E90
26th June 2002: World Cup 2002: Semi final: Brazil v Turkey
80 min 2002

Coverage from Saitama, Japan, of the second semi-final.

E91
26th June 2002: World Cup 2002: Semi final
80 min 2002

Second semi-final highlights.

E92
30th June 2002: World Cup Final 2002: Germany v Brazil
80 min 2002

After 63 matches spread over the past month, coverage from the 70,000-capacity international stadium in Yokohama City, J…

E93
30th June 2002: World Cup Final 2002
80 min 2002

Highlights from the international stadium in Yokohama City, Japan, of today's World Cup final.

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