GMB’s exact return date revealed after it’s cancelled for the football – leaving fans furious

GOOD Morning Britain won’t be returning to TV until next Thursday.

The popular morning news show has been sidelined to make way for the Women’s World Cup, which kicked off yesterday.

Today ITV viewers tuned into the broadcaster expecting Kate Garraway, 56, and Ben Shephard, 48, to be fronting the three-hour episode, but instead, they found the football was on.

And the programme won’t be returning until Thursday, July 27, when it will be cut short for football airing at 8am.

Lorraine will be taken off air completely that day and This Morning will start at a later time of 10.45am.

The schedules will continue to be interrupted in the coming weeks.

Good Morning Britain usually runs every weekday between 6am and 9am, with anchor Susanna Reid, 52, fronting the first half of the week with differing co-stars.

Ben and Kate then take over for Thursday and Friday's instalment.

Fans are not happy about the change, with one person writing: "Really how unprofessional @GMB is to abandon the News. On the BBC they don't stop the News they switch over to BBC 2 when the tennis was on."

While someone else raged: "Why have they cancelled #GMB to show the football instead of sticking the football on ITV2?"

England are hoping to back up their Euros success with a global trophy. 

Their rivals for the sport's biggest prize includes four-time contest winners the United States.

Another major foe will be Germany who have been victorious in five of their last eight fixtures.

BBC and ITV are sharing TV coverage of all 64 World Cup games including England’s clashes with their group D rivals Haiti, Denmark and China. 

The Lionesses’ will face Haiti on July 22 at the Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane, Australia, with the game kicking off at 10.30am UK time. 

This will be followed by a July 28 clash with Denmark at the Allianz Stadium in Sydney.

They will then play China on August 1 at the Hindmarsh Stadium in Adelaide.