
Such broadcasts included additional information of player profiles, match information and more. The “red button” denomination is a reference to remote controls for digital televisions and set-top boxes.īBC Text developed what some refer to as an early form of on-demand interactive television, which was named Enhanced TV. The service kept that name until 2008, when it acquired the name BBC Red Button. The service was first launched back in September of 1999 as BBC Text, and it was later rebranded as BBCi in 2001. Please check back soon.Īre we missing any soccer listings for BBC Red Button? If so, please let us know.īBC Red Button is a digital interactive television service owned by the BBC, which broadcasts its content in the UK. Sportsman stat: France have won only four of 15 games in the World Cup since it returned to a finals tournament format in 1995, with all of them coming in group fixtures.There are currently no upcoming soccer listings scheduled on BBC Red Button. South Sydney Rabbitohs star Lachlan Ilias will have to do a lot of heavy lifting in the halves if the Greeks are to have a chance of causing their experienced opponents any real trouble. Steve Georgallis' first concern will be that his Greece side keep things respectable in their first go at a World Cup, but if they are to make any sort of impact in any of their three Group A games then the opening fixture against France is probably their best hope. If they can be convincing in this opening game, Samoa's huge defeat in Newcastle on Saturday gives Frayssinous the chance to rest some of his bigger names in their second game against England before really going at Samoa in a battle for the second knockout spot in their final group match. Captain Ben Garcia and his Catalans Dragons teammate, the livewire Arthur Mourgue, are among the star names in Laurent Frayssinous' selection, and in all truth they should have far too much for the debutants from Greece. But with a squad boasting 22 Betfred Super League stars, this ought to be a time for Les Bleus to shine. Here is everything you need to know ahead of Monday's match… France v Greece - Group Aįor a country steeped in rugby league history, France have not had a great effect on the World Cup in recent decades. And after the hosts' excellent start against Samoa on Saturday, all eyes will be on France's form as they look to make the most of the Pacific islanders' slow start. It's been a barnstorming start to the delayed 2021 edition of the Rugby League World Cup, and on Monday we see Game 6 take place in England's Group A.
