England fans have been keeping a close eye on the weather in Mexico City to see whether they might need to stay up even later this evening.
Thomas Tuchel's side were set to face Mexico at Estadio Azteca in the World Cup round of 16 at 6pm local time (1am UK time), but that has now been put back until 7pm local time (2am UK time).
Storms in the area had cast doubt on whether the game will kick off on time, or what time it might finish if storms continue to disrupt the game once it has started.
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The issue is that for very good reason, storm protocols are in effect. They say that the game cannot be played if there is lightning recorded within eight miles of the ground, the game cannot be played until at least 30 minutes have elapsed without a recorded lightning strike.
That meant that if a lightning storm is occurring nearby around the time fans were due to enter the stadium, kick-off will be delayed. If one erupts during the game, the players will be removed from the field and play will be suspended until at least 30 minutes after it has passed.
We have seen instances of both already at this World Cup. France vs Iraq in the group stage in Philadelphia had to wait for around two hours after a storm struck during half time, and Mexico's last game - against Ecuador at Estadio Azteca in the round of 32 - had kick-off delayed for an hour.
The England and Mexico teams arrived at the stadium around 95 minutes before kick-off as scheduled.
However, FIFA subsequently confirmed that kick-off has been delayed by one hour until 7pm local time (2am UK time).
They wrote in a statement: "Due to adverse weather conditions in Mexico City, including risk caused by lightning in the vicinity of the stadium, the kick-off of the World Cup 2026 round of 16 match between Mexico and England has been delayed to 19.00 local time (21:00 EDT). The safety and security of all individuals is Fifa’s priority. We thank all fans for their understanding and cooperation."
AccuWeather are not forecasting any further thunderstorms in Mexico City before the new kick-off time, but another storm is forecast sometime between 8pm and 9pm local time.
That means the game could still be in progress if a second storm rolls around, and the players may need to head back into the dressing rooms to wait it out.
A place in the quarter-finals awaits for the winners of this encounter, with Norway to be their opponents after pulling off an upset to eliminate Brazil earlier in the evening.
Mexico have won all four of their games without conceding a goal so far this tournament.
England made an excellent start to the competition with a convincing 4-2 win over Croatia, but were held to a goalless draw by Ghana and left things late against both Panama and DR Congo to get to this stage.
