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FIFA had discussions about moving the start time of the England vs. Mexico World Cup Round of 16 match ahead of time.
In the end, it stayed put, but now it isn't starting on time anyway. They're supposed to be kicking off at 8 p.m. ET (6 p.m. local in Mexico City at the Azteca). But weather isn't allowing that to happen.
It delays one of the most intriguing matchups of the World Cup so far.
Mexico hardly ever loses in their national stadium.
England is trying to win a World Cup for the first time since 1966.
Both will have to wait.
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Why isn't the England and Mexico game starting on time?
There's severe weather in the area of the Azteca in Mexico City.
There was a bad forecast all along, but it wasn't clear enough when the storms would move in to move the game in advance.
They waited until about an hour before kickoff to decide to delay it.
When is the England and Mexico game starting?
The kickoff has been delayed by one hour.
It will now begin at 9 p.m. ET, which is 7 p.m. locally at the Azteca.
Anyone staying up late in England will have to stay up even later to watch.
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Billy Heyen
Billy Heyen is a freelance writer with The Sporting News. He is a 2019 graduate of Syracuse University who spent his senior year following Jim Boeheim's basketball team around the country. His reporting work has also included extensive high school sports coverage at the Sandusky Register and Rochester Democrat & Chronicle. Adventures in sports writing have also led to in-person coverage of the Buffalo Sabres, Cleveland Guardians, U.S. men's national soccer team and a variety of minor league baseball stories. When people ask if he's seen a movie, the answer is usually "No, I was probably watching sports." Even away from sports, his main hobby is running (much slower than any athlete in these pages).
Source: Sporting News
