🚨 FIFA confirm, Mexico v England kicks off late!

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·5. Juli 2026

🚨 FIFA confirm, Mexico v England kicks off late!

It had already become apparent: the World Cup round-of-16 match between hosts Mexico and England cannot take place as planned at 2 a.m. German time. FIFA and the nations involved have now officially confirmed this.

FIFA have confirmed that our Round of 16 tie against Mexico has been delayed until 2am (UK) due to adverse weather conditions in Mexico City.
– Sonntag, 5. Juli 2026

The reason is the local weather conditions. Mexico City has been hit by a severe thunderstorm over the past few hours. There was thunder, lightning, and torrential rain.

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For this reason, FIFA activated its severe weather protocol and ultimately decided to postpone the match. The current plan is for the game to kick off at 3 a.m. German time.

So football fans are in for a long night..

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