THE LAST 16 World Cup match between England and Mexico will not be brought forward and will be played at 1am (BST) on Monday as originally planned.
It was mooted that – due to thunderstorms – the last 16 clash could be moved to 7pm (BST) on Sunday.
But, after consideration, FIFA has now confirmed the original match time at the Azteca stadium, Mexico City, should stay.
Its reasoning centred on it being too late for fans to change travel arrangements and logistics of moving the fixture.
Talks had taken place between the English Football Association (FA) and their Mexican counterparts with FIFA.
The threat of thunderstorms still remains and there is a chance the match could be disrupted with delays needed during the game.
On Thursday, the UK government announced it would be moving emergency legislation to let pubs, clubs and bars stay open until 5am on Monday so they could screen the encounter.
