However, the match could still be delayed, as the round of 32 clash between Mexico and Ecuador was.<\/p>\n
Update- Revised percentages after weather update from \u201cblanket risk\u201d to \u201cscattered\u201d<\/p>\n
\u2022On-time 1am BST kick-off: 40% (was 35%)
\u2022Delayed 30\u201375 mins: 35% (unchanged, still the modal outcome, the Ecuador precedent was exactly 1hr)
\u2022Delayed 1\u20132 hrs: 18% (was 20%)
\u2022Delayed 2 hrs+:\u2026<\/p>\n
\u2014 Seb Carmichael-Brown (@sebcbrown4) July 5, 2026<\/a> <\/p>\n It is now being reported that there are several times the England<\/a> game could kick off, with the likelihood of it taking place at the original time being 40%.<\/p>\n The next most likely scenario, as happened with the Ecuador match, is that it could be delayed for at least 30 minutes to 75, this being due to the weather.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, the chances that it is delayed between an hour and two hours are currently sitting at 18%, with it being only 5% for a delay of over two hours.<\/p>\n Ultimately, it looks like FIFA<\/a> will ensure that there is no postponement of the match to ensure the schedule of the World Cup<\/a> is not interrupted, with a postponement being viewed as a 2% chance.<\/p>\n There is a belief being held that once the match kicks off, there will not be a suspension of play, and it will probably finish uninterrupted.<\/p>\n Preparation for this clash with Mexico has not been ideal for Thomas Tuchel\u2019s side over the past few days.<\/p>\n To begin with, there were concerns raised about the accommodation being laid siege upon by Mexican fans overnight to ensure the English side did not get a required eight hours of sleep, with supporters expected to land outside the hotel playing instruments and tooting horns well into the late hours of the morning.<\/p>\n It was a trick used by fans ahead of the Ecuador match, with the South American side being well beaten in their clash with Mexico; whether this was due to the supporters or the fact Javier Aguirre\u2019s side just outclassed them remains to be seen.<\/p>\n There has also been a lack of clarity on when the game would kick off over the past few days due to the weather, with it being thought that the game could have been moved forward six hours and now there is a possibility it could be delayed.<\/p>\n Add this to the concerns around the England team being able to deal with the altitude in this clash, which could have a serious impact on whether Tuchel\u2019s men progress to the quarter final of the competition.<\/p>\n At least the Three Lions can count themselves lucky that they have equipment to use in preparation for this game after they had seen it stolen earlier in the tournament as they made their way from Florida to Kansas City.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The World Cup round of 16 clash between England and Mexico is set to kick-off at 6pm local…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":534909,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[5040,2957,1128,51960,219419,42,43,40,38,41,39],"class_list":["post-534908","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-headlines","tag-england","tag-fifa-world-cup","tag-football","tag-football-news","tag-football-world-cup","tag-headlines","tag-news","tag-top-news","tag-top-stories","tag-topnews","tag-topstories"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/534908","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=534908"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/534908\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/534909"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=534908"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=534908"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=534908"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"Getty\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/aHR0cHM6Ly9ldS1pbWFnZXMuY29udGVudHN0YWNrLmNvbS92My9hc3NldHMvYmx0YTkwZDA1YWQ0MWE1NGE3MS9ibHQ4MmQwMzhl.webp\"\/)
GettyEngland\u2019s disrupted preparation for their clash with Mexico<\/p>\n![\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/aHR0cHM6Ly9ldS1pbWFnZXMuY29udGVudHN0YWNrLmNvbS92My9hc3NldHMvYmx0YTkwZDA1YWQ0MWE1NGE3MS9ibHQ3YzIzZGE3.webp\"\/)
Harry Kane #9 of England celebrates with teammates Jude Bellingham #10 and Anthony Gordon #18 after scoring his team’s first goal during the FIFA World Cup 2026 <\/p>\n