SportFootballEngland football teamThe England football team will take on Mexico in a highly anticipated FIFA World Cup 2026 Round of 16 knockout fixture, which is scheduled to air this Monday (July 6) in the UK09:20, 04 Jul 2026The upcoming England vs Mexico match is a highly anticipated FIFA World Cup 2026 Round of 16 knockout fixture scheduled for Monday, July 6, 2026 at 1am BST (Sunday, 5 July at 6:00 pm local time). The game will be held at the historic, high-altitude Estadio Azteca in Mexico City, where tournament co-hosts Mexico will enjoy an intense home-crowd advantage.‌The match was briefly plunged into chaos following a proposed plan by FIFA to bring the kick-off forward by six hours to avoid heavy thunderstorms forecast for Sunday evening in Mexico City. However, after severe pushback and anger from both the English FA and the Mexican Football Federation – who argued it would completely disrupt team preparation and force players into the midday heat—FIFA performed a U-turn and confirmed the match will proceed at its original time.‌UK England fans will either have to stay up late or set an early alarm, as the government has already confirmed there will be no extra Bank Holiday for the fixture.‌However, they will get to enjoy the match in a pub setting if they want to, as departing Prime Minister Kier Starmer has extended pub hours until 5am on Monday in light of the fixture.England football fans have gone online to make an ominous prediction though as the match remains at its original time.‌Taking to Reddit after the news was announced, one fan wrote: "Fully expect there will now be a storm delay just to make the farce even worse."While another predicted: "Pubs close at 5am. Delayed game kicks off at 5am."Someone else added: "It would be kinda funny if it gets rained off and everyone just skives work to watch it at 9am UK time instead."‌While a further fan admitted: "It gonna be s**t if it thunderstorms all morning and gets postponed though."Someone else also remarked: "Going to be great fun when I wait up until 1am to watch this only for lightning to cancel it anyway."While another added: "You can just see a lengthy delay during the game that completely breaks one team's momentum and changes the game."Article continues belowA further fan simply stated: "What a mess, classic FIFA."England is the slight betting favourite to win the clash against Mexico.However, despite England holding the edge on paper with their star-studded squad, bookmakers and analysts view this as an incredibly tight, finely balanced fixture due to Mexico’s massive home-field advantage.Choose Daily Mirror as a 'Preferred Source' on Google News for quick access to the news you value.‌England football teamFIFAFootball fansFIFA World CupMexico football teamMexicoWeather