Why Mexico vs. England could be moved to 7pm kickoff as FIFA plan major World Cup change

FIFA are acceptable to determination England's World Cup 2026 last-16 clash with Mexico guardant by six hours owed to the menace of thunderstorms successful Mexico City, according to reports.

The knockout conflict betwixt the Three Lions and El Tri has been scheduled for a 1am kickoff UK clip connected Monday greeting astatine the Estadio Azteca; 6pm connected Sunday for section fans successful Mexico City.

England brag Thomas Tuchel had urged parents to fto children enactment up and ticker the federation successful enactment successful the aboriginal hours of the morning, portion pubs were confirmed to beryllium unfastened until 5am.

However, those measures could present beryllium for nought, arsenic BBC Sport claims that the governing assemblage are expected to determination England's lucifer to 12pm section clip owed to a tempest warning.

What clip would Mexico vs. England footwear disconnected successful the UK?

Should FIFA determine to reschedule the contention to 12pm section time, the crippled would statesman astatine 7pm successful the UK - a overmuch much manageable clip for supporters, businesses and instrumentality enforcement.

After earlier claims that the determination was nether consideration, FIFA are present understood to beryllium making steadfast plans to reschedule the contention aft learning of the forecasts.

The governing assemblage are yet to officially denote immoderate decision, though their regulations authorities they person the close to "cancel, reschedule oregon relocate" matches "at its sole discretion".

Should FIFA so reschedule the contest, confirmation should beryllium announced wrong the adjacent fewer hours, and a clip alteration is present considered progressively apt to happen.

England's Morgan Rogers reacts to projected Mexico kickoff clip change

England players were taking portion successful grooming erstwhile the quality broke, and Morgan Rogers was asked astir the imaginable clip alteration erstwhile talking to the media connected the signifier pitches.

Responding to the writer - who claimed that the scheduling power would beryllium made authoritative "soon" - Rogers replied: "It's conscionable different obstacle to overcome.

"We'll instrumentality it however it is, immoderate the task is oregon occupation we face, we'll onslaught it arsenic a full squad and conscionable effort to flooded it."

Two matches astatine the World Cup truthful acold person been delayed owed to weather; France and Iraq faced a two-hour half-time hold successful their group-stage game, earlier Mexico vs. Ecuador was postponed by an hr successful the past 32.

Inclement upwind could besides interaction the last-16 clash betwixt Brazil and Norway successful New Jersey, wherever kickoff could reportedly beryllium moved guardant an hr to 8pm UK time.