England’s game against Mexico could be moved to noon local time, 7pm UK time Sunday
Game originally set to kick off at 6pm local time
Could be rescheduled due to risk of thunderstorms
Fifa is in discussions over moving the kick-off time of Mexico v England to earlier in day on Sunday due to risk of weather disruption including flooding and thunderstorms, a source has confirmed to the Guardian.
The round of 16 game at the Estadio Azteca was scheduled to start at 6pm local time (1am BST) but it could now be brought forward by six hours to midday local time (7pm BST).
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