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Kick-off is at 8pm ET / 6pm Mexico City / 1am BST. . The winner faces Norway in the quarter-finals after they beat Brazil earlier today
Who wins the key battles? Quinones vs England’s right-back? Bellingham vs Mexico’s midfield?
How are you watching? Are you staying up to 1am in the UK, or is this a civilized evening in the Americas?
One fan told The Guardian they’re going from “distrust to ‘what if?'” . The phrase “¿Y si sí?” (What if yes?) has become a rallying cry in Mexico City . They genuinely believe this is their year.
Marc Guehi sparked a storm when he said “Mexico are probably favourites” because of home advantage and their form . Some fans are furious—calling it a “poor mentality” for a team with a £2.5bn squad .
Some pundits, like Chris Sutton, don’t think it’ll matter that much. He ran around Mexico City and said the altitude “did not affect me” (his words, not mine!) . Meanwhile, the stats don’t lie—Mexico have lost just twice in 89 competitive matches at the Azteca
Even Tuchel admitted he felt it: “I felt a slight headache through the day” . Jordan Henderson said the players “felt it in the first 10-15 minutes” of training
The Azteca sits at a lung-busting 2,240 metres above sea level . Mexico have played all four of their games here and are fully acclimatised. England arrived just two days ago
But let’s be real—this is classic home advantage mind games, and it’s clearly working.
Thomas Tuchel, though, is playing it cool. He described the reception as “nicer than I expected” and said home fans had been “friendly and respectful”
There were even fireworks set off outside—similar to the tactics used against Ecuador before their last-32 loss to Mexico
It’s been a wild few hours in Mexico City. England’s team hotel was swarmed by hundreds of Mexican fans, who greeted the team bus with boos and chants of “Mexico
Let’s get into the big talking points—and I want to hear from YOU.
Right then, this is the place to be. The build-up is chaotic, the tension is real, and we’re all trying to figure out if England can actually pull this off inside the Azteca cauldron
My take? Mexico’s defense is rock-solid and the atmosphere is going to be hostile. But England have the individual quality—Kane, Bellingham, Saka—to find a moment of magic. I think they’ll edge it, but it’s going to be painfully tight. England 2-1 (after 90 or 120!).
The pundits are split, but most are leaning England—just about.
Alan Shearer is expecting England to win, but says Tuchel has “a few decisions to make” .
Roy Keane reckons England will get past Mexico, but then “the trouble will really start” against the big boys .
When England arrived at the stadium, Jude Bellingham was met with a chorus of boos from the Mexican fans . He’s going to love that.
England boss Thomas Tuchel has made some big calls:
Anthony Gordon STARTS on the left wing after his two-assist cameo against DR Congo .
Bukayo Saka returns to the starting XI, with Marcus Rashford and Noni Madueke dropping out
The good news? Fans are already filling the stands, and staff are sweeping water off the seats . Betfair currently puts the chance of a delay at 40% , but the storm seems to be steadying . We’ll keep you posted. Fingers crossed!
Here’s the big news coming out of Mexico City right now: thunderstorms are rolling in. Reports from inside the Azteca say rain is falling, thunder is booming, and there’s a real chance the 8pm ET / 1am BST kick-off could be delayed
And now they have to do it at 7,220 feet above sea level, in a cauldron of noise. No pressure, right?
They topped their group and scraped past DR Congo thanks to a late Harry Kane brace, but they’ve yet to truly convince
This is the clash everyone has been waiting for. Mexico has been flawless so far—winning all four matches and keeping a clean sheet in every single one. Meanwhile, England have been… well, England.
Hello and welcome to our live coverage of what promises to be an absolute thriller at the iconic Estadio Azteca! Mexico and England are going head-to-head for a place in the World Cup quarter-finals, and the atmosphere in Mexico City is absolutely electric
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