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The Mexican FA was ready to refuse any new proposed kick-off time for their round of 32 clash against England, talkSPORT understands.
FIFA had planned to move Sunday’s match in Mexico City from 6pm local time (1am on Monday in the UK) to 12pm local time (7pm on Sunday in the UK).
The decision was outwardly put down to the threat of thunderstorms, which could delay the game.
But it is understood FIFA were inwardly concerned about security issues surrounding a late kick-off at the Azteca.
As news spread on Friday, it sparked a furious backlash from both federations.
Mexico boss Javier Aguirre lashed out in a press conference, while talkSPORT understands he implored his federation to refuse any new kick-off time in a heated exchange behind closed doors.
Meanwhile, England manager Thomas Tuchel was thought to be raging about the disruption, which was being reported just moments before his squad boarded a plane without Wi-Fi.
Multiple sources believe FIFA changed their minds after significant backlash.
‘Shambles’
On talkSPORT Breakfast, chief football anchor Adrian Durham argued how the situation was a complete mess from FIFA.
He said: “People have made a lot of personal sacrifices and plans [for Mexico vs England]. You also have pub owners all throughout England who have taken on staff who will now still need to be paid.
“Now, they will be working, but for a while they weren’t working. It’s such a shambles, none of this seems to have been taken into account.
“What FIFA have got so wrong is so many millions of people care about the tournament they run to the point where you just can’t chop and change kick off times.
Weather disruption
“It’s never happened before and it should never happen again. There’s an issue with the weather pattern, the forecast is so changeable hour by hour. Places like Miami and Mexico are really volatile this time of year, we saw that at the Club World Cup last year.
“So you can say ‘oh we think there is a storm at this particular time’ and change the kick off time, but five minutes later the forecast has completely changed.
“So it made no sense to change the kick-off time, it is an utter shambles from FIFA and when [Thomas] Tuchel and [Javier] Aguirre didn’t know about it and that’s when you have got a problem because they should be involved in the conversation.”
The tournament has already seen weather-related delays when France beat Iraq 3-0, with that game suspended at half-time for over two hours due to severe weather warnings.
Mexico faced an hour-long delay at the Azteca Stadium during their round of 32 clash against Ecuador.
FIFA follows a strict protocol in the situation of electrical storms and will not restart play until lightning strikes are not detected within an eight-mile radius of the venue for a full 30 minutes.
Security protocols
Durham added: “They’re doubling the amount of the police for this fixture because England have so many followers who have come across the Atlantic to the World Cup.
“FIFA would probably never admit that but I think safety concerns would have been a part of those conversations.
“They have to make arrangements to deal with that and they probably have to be upfront about it and they might get more sympathy that way, people might be more understanding.”
With the game due to kick-off at 6pm local time, an evening match brings heightened concerns of fan safety.
On Tuesday night, four people died from suffocation during World Cup celebrations in Mexico City as more than one million people took to the streets to mark the country’s first knockout win in the tournament since 1986.
Ahead of the clash, the Mexican government has doubled security and limited capacity at the fan festival in the city’s main square and the ‘Angel of Independence’ monument.
The Mexican FA was ready to refuse any new proposed kick-off time for their round of 32 clash against England, talkSPORT understands.
FIFA had planned to move Sunday’s match in Mexico City from 6pm local time (1am on Monday in the UK) to 12pm local time (7pm on Sunday in the UK).
The decision was outwardly put down to the threat of thunderstorms, which could delay the game.
But it is understood FIFA were inwardly concerned about security issues surrounding a late kick-off at the Azteca.
As news spread on Friday, it sparked a furious backlash from both federations.
Mexico boss Javier Aguirre lashed out in a press conference, while talkSPORT understands he implored his federation to refuse any new kick-off time in a heated exchange behind closed doors.
Meanwhile, England manager Thomas Tuchel was thought to be raging about the disruption, which was being reported just moments before his squad boarded a plane without Wi-Fi.
Multiple sources believe FIFA changed their minds after significant backlash.
‘Shambles’
On talkSPORT Breakfast, chief football anchor Adrian Durham argued how the situation was a complete mess from FIFA.
He said: “People have made a lot of personal sacrifices and plans [for Mexico vs England]. You also have pub owners all throughout England who have taken on staff who will now still need to be paid.
“Now, they will be working, but for a while they weren’t working. It’s such a shambles, none of this seems to have been taken into account.
“What FIFA have got so wrong is so many millions of people care about the tournament they run to the point where you just can’t chop and change kick off times.
Weather disruption
“It’s never happened before and it should never happen again. There’s an issue with the weather pattern, the forecast is so changeable hour by hour. Places like Miami and Mexico are really volatile this time of year, we saw that at the Club World Cup last year.
“So you can say ‘oh we think there is a storm at this particular time’ and change the kick off time, but five minutes later the forecast has completely changed.
“So it made no sense to change the kick-off time, it is an utter shambles from FIFA and when [Thomas] Tuchel and [Javier] Aguirre didn’t know about it and that’s when you have got a problem because they should be involved in the conversation.”
The tournament has already seen weather-related delays when France beat Iraq 3-0, with that game suspended at half-time for over two hours due to severe weather warnings.
Mexico faced an hour-long delay at the Azteca Stadium during their round of 32 clash against Ecuador.
FIFA follows a strict protocol in the situation of electrical storms and will not restart play until lightning strikes are not detected within an eight-mile radius of the venue for a full 30 minutes.
Security protocols
Durham added: “They’re doubling the amount of the police for this fixture because England have so many followers who have come across the Atlantic to the World Cup.
“FIFA would probably never admit that but I think safety concerns would have been a part of those conversations.
“They have to make arrangements to deal with that and they probably have to be upfront about it and they might get more sympathy that way, people might be more understanding.”
With the game due to kick-off at 6pm local time, an evening match brings heightened concerns of fan safety.
On Tuesday night, four people died from suffocation during World Cup celebrations in Mexico City as more than one million people took to the streets to mark the country’s first knockout win in the tournament since 1986.
Ahead of the clash, the Mexican government has doubled security and limited capacity at the fan festival in the city’s main square and the ‘Angel of Independence’ monument.
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| 📰 Publicación: | talksport.com |
| ✍️ Autor: | Amy Hamerslagh |
| 📅 Fecha Original: | 2026-07-04 10:53:00 |
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