First reported by Congress
Keir Starmer helped stop earlier England vs. Mexico kickoff
Keir Starmer opposed FIFA plan to move England World Cup kick-off over altitude concerns
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Sundus Abdi
1d ago· 3 min readenNews
Summary
Keir Starmer, the UK Prime Minister, intervened through diplomatic channels to oppose FIFA's proposal to move England's World Cup match against Mexico to an earlier kick-off time. The concern was that the change would give Mexico, as hosts, an unfair advantage by reducing England's time to acclimatise to the high altitude in Mexico City. The Football Association alerted Starmer to the issue, and he instructed officials to argue against the proposal before England's eventual 3-2 victory over the co-hosts.
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· 3 pulledThe prime minister instructed officials to argue against proposals to move the kick-off from 1am UK time (6pm local time) to earlier after being alerted by the Football Association that it would reduce England's time to acclimatise to the high altitude in Mexico City.
Keir Starmer intervened through diplomatic channels to oppose Fifa's plan to bring forward England's World Cup game against Mexico, amid concerns the change would hand the hosts an unfair advantage, it is understood.
The intervention, first reported by the Sun, came before England's dramatic 3-2 victory over World Cup co-hosts Mexico.
PM stepped in over proposal to shift World Cup match to an earlier time, amid concerns it would benefit Mexico
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