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FIFA keeps Mexico-England World Cup match at original time despite storm concerns
England vs. Mexico World Cup match to proceed as scheduled despite FIFA weather talks
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Dan Sheldon, David Ornstein, Jack Lang, Felipe Cardenas, Adam Crafton, Aaron Mentkowski
4d ago· 7 min readenNews
Summary
England's World Cup round-of-16 match against Mexico at the Estadio Azteca will proceed at its originally scheduled 6pm local time, despite FIFA holding discussions earlier on Friday about potentially rescheduling the game due to concerns over possible weather disruption, including flooding. Sources confirmed the game will go ahead as planned.
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bskyEngland vs. Mexico World Cup match to proceed as scheduled despite FIFA weather talksnytimes.comKey quotes
· 2 pulledSources briefed on the process told The Athletic that FIFA had pointed to concerns over possible weather disruption, including flooding, sparking discussions on Friday over whether to shift the game.
Sources confirmed later on Friday the game will go ahead as originally planned.
Sunday's game is set to kick off at 6pm local time (8pm ET; Monday 1am BST), despite talks earlier on Friday about moving it.
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