Irish Independent

The best of tonight’s television

- PAUL WHITINGTON

■ BEST SPORT Live Fifa World Cup RTÉ2, 6pm

Darragh Maloney, Richie Sadlier, Liam Brady and Eamon Dunphy for coverage of the first semifinal between France and Belgium in St Petersburg, with commentary from George Hamilton.

■ PROGRAMME OF THE DAY The Split RTÉ One, 10.40pm

Another chance to see this entertaini­ng legal drama starring Nicola Walker as Hannah Dafoe, a brilliant London divorce lawyer who’s recently left her family’s firm and joined a rival organisati­on. But a high-profile celebrity divorce case soon pits her against her sister and her mother. With Stephen Mangan, Anthony Head and Meera Syal.

■ BEST DRAMA Gotham E4,9pm

Ivy Pepper chooses her next target, Gordon and Lucius struggle to cope, and Selina takes matters into her own hands. Meanwhile, Bruce is keen to make amends.

■ MOVIE OF THE DAY Mammal TV3,9pm

Rebecca Daly’s thoughtful drama stars Rachel Griffiths as a grieving mother who develops an intense bond with a homeless youth.

■ WATCH BACK Inside the American Embassy All4

Trump’s appointee as US Ambassador to the UK Woody Johnson is still ruffling feathers, and grills his staff over Brexit.

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Belgium’s Romelu Lukaku celebrates after the win over Brazil with assistant coach Thierry Henry, who now goes up against the country he won the World Cup with himself after France beat Uruguay to reach the semis, below. Photos: Reuters
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