What time is England kick-off today on TV? England's World Cup last-16 tie with Mexico is still scheduled for 1am on Monday, UK time, after a six-hour shift was discussed. Supporters waiting for a change do not have one yet, and the match remains on the original schedule.
Rob Dorsett said, “England vs Mexico WILL kick off at 1am on Monday” and added, “I’m told.” The first the English FA knew about a possible six-hour shift was when Mexican journalists asked Morgan Rogers and Marcus Rashford about it at 1pm on Friday.
Morgan Rogers and Marcus Rashford
The move was mooted by the local organising committee in Mexico City, which was weighing safety planning around getting teams, officials, and supporters in and out of the fixture without injury. There were no security concerns, but the safety issue was tied to the scale of the match and the number of people expected inside Azteca Stadium.
That total is 85,000 people. With that many inside the ground, plus the travel movement around it, the timing question was never just about convenience for the UK audience. It was tied to how the matchday operation would work if the kick-off was brought forward by six hours.
Azteca Stadium for the
The English and Mexican FAs were reluctant to move the kick-off time by six hours, which kept the original 1am Monday slot in place while the process ran through FIFA. Any change would come from the FIFA hierarchy based at the International Broadcast Centre in Dallas.
The sequence matters for anyone planning around TV in the UK: the match is still set for 1am, the six-hour move has not been adopted, and FIFA has the final call. Whether the weather threat will force another change before kick-off is the only live issue left in the timing debate.
FIFA in Dallas
The timing dispute also sits against a sobering backdrop in Mexico City. On Tuesday, four people died in the aftermath of the round-of-32 match against Ecuador, and that safety review fed into the discussion over whether to bring the next game forward. For now, the schedule has not moved, and England supporters are still looking at a 1am Monday start.
