World Cup 2026: England's last-16 tie with Mexico WILL kick-off at 1am Monday

England's World Cup last-16 tie with Mexico will remain a 1am kick-off on Monday after confusion over a possible time move, but fears remain about predicted thunderstorms in the area.

Thunderstorms and bad weather are forecast to hit Mexico City around the time of kick-off.

That led to the emergence of reports around 8pm Friday night UK time that FIFA were considering bringing the game forward by six hours and were in discussions with the English and Mexican FAs.

The new proposed kick-off time would have been 7pm UK time on Sunday - midday local time.

Later on Friday evening, the direction of travel changed again, with local journalists reporting the Mexican FA was unhappy with the possibility of kick-off moving.