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Fans wait out the rain as the game between Mexico and England is delayed due to weather for the World Cup round of 16 soccer match in Mexico City, Sunday, July 5, 2026. (AP Photo\/Fernando Llano)<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n

MEXICO CITY \u2014 The kickoff for the World Cup<\/a> round of 16 game between Mexico and England was delayed by one hour on Sunday night as a thunderstorm rolled through Estadio Azteca<\/a> .<\/p>

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The game was pushed to 7 p.m. local time from its scheduled 6 p.m. start.<\/p>\n

This is the second time weather has disrupted El Tri\u2019s tournament run; their round of 32 match against Ecuador<\/a> on Tuesday was pushed back an hour due to similar conditions.<\/p>\n

Anticipating the storm, FIFA had weighed moving Sunday\u2019s kickoff to noon, but ultimately stuck to the original schedule.<\/p>

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This marks the third major weather disruption of this World Cup, following a two-hour delay at halftime of the France-Iraq group stage match in Philadelphia on June 22.<\/p>

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See more of AP\u2019s World Cup coverage here<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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