By CARLOS RODRIGUEZ
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The kickoff for the World Cup round of 16 game between Mexico and England was delayed by one hour on Sunday night as a thunderstorm rolled through Estadio Azteca.
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The game was pushed to 7 p.m. local time from its scheduled 6 p.m. start. The game is scheduled to start at 6 p.m. Pacific time.
This is the second time weather has disrupted El Tri’s tournament run; their round of 32 match against Ecuador on Tuesday was pushed back an hour due to similar conditions.
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Anticipating the storm, FIFA had weighed moving Sunday’s kickoff to noon, but ultimately stuck to the original schedule.
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.
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