BBC Sport and British YouTube collective the Sidemen will workforce as much as produce a World Cup watchalong for Germany’s group recreation towards Ecuador on Thursday on YouTube and BBC iPlayer.
Germany have already certified for the knockout phases, and Ecuador might nonetheless safe their spot with a win.
In addition to being obtainable on BBC Soccer’s YouTube channel, the watchalong may even be on Sidemen’s MoreSidemen YouTube channel.
4 members of the Sidemen (Tobi Brown, Simon Minter, Ethan Payne and Josh Bradley) will host the pre-match build-up from 20:45 BST earlier than offering their very own commentary and evaluation via the sport.
The watchalong and World Cup recreation will solely be obtainable to UK viewers.
“Hundreds of thousands of followers now observe soccer via creators, streams and social platforms alongside conventional broadcasts. That is about bringing these worlds collectively,” Alex Kay-Jelski, director of BBC Sport, stated.
“The Sidemen have constructed one of many greatest communities anyplace on-line and we’re excited to work with them on one thing that has by no means been finished earlier than at a World Cup.
“It is an opportunity to achieve audiences in new methods whereas nonetheless delivering the stay motion that issues most.”
Ecuador v Germany can also be stay on BBC One and BBC iPlayer, with radio commentary obtainable on BBC Radio 5 Stay and BBC Sounds.
The opposite ultimate group recreation in Group E, between Curacao and the Ivory Coast, may even kick off at 21:00.
