2026 FIFA World Cup: Live blog - Mexico v England

Good night, good morning, good god. What a game. Time a few hours shut eye. Absolutely amazing.

FULL-TIME MEXICO 2-3 ENGLAND - ABSOLUTELY MAGNIFICENT! ENGLAND INTO THE QUARTER-FINALS AGAINST NORWAY AND A CHANCE TO LAY THE GHOST OF USA 94 WHEN NORWAY DENIED THEM QUALIFICATION

AN INCREDIBLE WIN, A REMARKABLE PERFORMANCE AND AN OUTSTANDING RESULT

3 minutes to go, Pickford claims another cross, so close now to a massive win

6 minutes to go, come on England

91 mins Corner to Mexico

11 minutes added on. Pickford claims another cross, he has been immense tonight, maybe his best ever game Mexico 2-3 England

90 mins Morgan Rogers comes on for Harry Kane Mexico 2-3 England

88 mins Goodness me the tension, Mexico keep coming forward but England hold firm, there will surely be 10 minutes of added time, can England hold on? Mexico 2-3 England

78 mins Mexico have a corner, England under huge pressure Mexico 2-3 England

74 mins Dan Burn and Djed Spence come on for Elliott Anderson and Nico O'Reilly and England look to see this out Mexico 2-3 England

Hydration Break, my word the Mexicans are up to no good, shocking behaviour again from the Latin American team.

69 mins RAUL JIMENEZ SCORES FOR MEXICO, MEXICO 2-3 ENGLAND. UNBELIEVABLE. A GAME FOR THE AGES.

68 mins OUTRAGEOUS DECISION, MEXICO HAVE A PENALTY. Kane kicks the Mexican but only just and VAR recommends a review!

60 mins MEXICO 1-3 ENGLAND HARRY KANE SMASHES THE PENALTY LOW AND HARD INTO THE NET AND ENGLAND LEAD BY TWO ONCE MORE. A match to remember in Mexico City. 30 minutes to play with 10 men.

57 mins John Stones comes on for Saka, and unbelievably the Mexico keeper fouls Anthony Gordon and ENGLAND HAVE A PENALTY! What a game, incredible. Mexico 1-2 England

55 mins DISASTER FOR ENGLAND - RED CARD FOR JARELL QUANSAH, He wins the ball with his tackle but the follow through is high and dangerous and the right back is off, and surely Declan Rice will now play right back for the foreseeable future. A catastrophe for England at right back again. England dominated the first 6 minutes of the half, O'Reilly hit the post and Bellingham went on a marauding run too. Mexico 1-2 England

0307 BST Here we go, the second half of all second halves is upon us

HALF-TIME MEXICO 1-2 ENGLAND

Somehow England get to half-time in the lead after Jordan Pickford made another remarkable save from a Raul Jimenez header, and Jude Bellingham's goal line clearance. Mexico have responded to going 2-0 down in phenomenal fashion. WHAT A GAME.

46 mins Raul Jimenez snatches at a shot and pulls it wide, Mexico on the up Mexico 1-2 England

42 mins my word, MEXICO SCORE! Quinones smashes in from a cross, a stunning volley into the roof of the net and the noise is back!!! Game on at the Azteca, a middle of the night classic! Mexico 1-2 England

38 mins IT'S TWO! Jude Bellingham has scored again! Mexico 0-2 England Kane passes across the box to Bellingham and my goodness me England lead by two at the Azteca

37 mins Mexico 0-1 England Declan Rice with a rampaging run down the right, passes to Saka who delivers a delicious cross and Jude Bellingham heads in ONE NIL TO ENGLAND!!

23 mins HYDRATION BREAK and England have done well, they have limited Mexico's opportunities and have offered a bit of a threat, and have also quelled the ferocious crowd, 0-0 and a good, steady start

15 mins Mexico 0-0 England stunning save low down to his left from Jordan Pickford from Jimenez's header

10 mins Mexico 0-0 England decent start from England, looking solid

0150 BST HERE COME THE TEAMS. Wowzer the atmosphere looks fantastic, what a moment for football, and its only the last 16!

0147 BST I genuinely think that BBC's football coverage could now be the best of the current broadcasters including ITV, Sky, TNT, Premier Sports and DAZN, perhaps only behind Amazon Prime Video's UEFA Champions League coverage.

0140 BST THIS IS THE ENGLAND TEAM TO FACE MEXICO TONIGHT

0128 BST The Pubs in England might have a problem though:

Match kicks off at 0200 BST

45 mins +3 mins minimum = 0248 BST, any additional minutes means half-time might start at 0255 BST

15 mins for half-time = 0310 BST

45 mins +3 mins minimum = 0358 BST, any additional time means full-time could be at 0403 BST

2-3 minute gap between full-time and extra-time

If the game goes to extra-time then and 1 minute is added to each half then Extra-time could conclude as late as 0438 BST

Penalty shoot-out 10 minutes and the game, without any delays would finish at 0448 BST

Good luck getting any pissed England fans out of your pub with 10 minutes drinking up time

IF THE WEATHER INTERVENES THEN GOOD LUCK GETTING THE FANS OUT BEFORE 5AM TOO!!

0120 BST The whole England team are now on the pitch to prepare for the game, which surely means kick off is at 0200 BST. GREAT STUFF. JUST THE 4AM FINISH THEN, IF THERE ISN'T EXTRA TIME AND PENALTIES OF COURSE.

0108 BST You have to say that the BBC coverage is just a cut above their rivals, despite the lack of a US-based studio. No rage-baiting, no controversial outlandish remarks from the likes of Neville and Keane.

0106 BST Jordan Pickford is on the pitch for his warmup, which surely means kick off will be at the rescheduled 2am BST, the atmosphere is raucous, and we are set for a great game hopefully

0054 BST IF THE GAME IS DELAYED FURTHER THE LIVE BLOG WILL CEASE IMMEDIATELY

0044 BST Crouchy having a laugh pitchside

0041 BST The sky looks angry above the Azteca.

0035 BST THE STORM NEEDS TO BE A MINIMUM OF 8 MILES AWAY FROM THE STADIUM FOR THE GAME TO BE ALLOWED TO START, WHICH ALSO MEANS THEY HAVE TO BE CLEAR BY 0130 BST FOR A 0200 BST START

0016 BST FIFA have released the following statement:

Due to adverse weather conditions in Mexico City, including risk caused by lightning in the vicinity of the stadium, the kick-off of the World Cup 2026 round of 16 match between Mexico and England has been delayed to 19.00 local time (21:00 EDT). The safety and security of all individuals is Fifa’s priority. We thank all fans for their understanding and cooperation.

0011 BST Seriously, FIFA must never bring the World Cup back to this part of the world, ever, again. What nonsense.

0009 BST KICK-OFF DELAYED BY AT LEAST 1 HOUR. THAT MEANS A 2AM BST START.

2236 BST The blog will resume at Midnight

2304 BST NORWAY REACH THEIR FIRST EVER FIFA WORLD CUP QUARTER-FINAL! The Norwegians have beaten the five-time World Champions and will play either England or Mexico in Miami next Saturday.

2302 BST Neymar scores, Brazil 1-2 Norway, surely over

2301 BST The referee has given Brazil a penalty for a completely honest challenge, but surely its too little too late. We have played 99 minutes. Brazil missed a penalty in the first half, my oh my how they are going to pay for it now!

2253 BST NORWAY TWO. BRAZIL NIL. ERLING HAALAND FIRES IN A STUNNER FROM 20 YARDS OUT AND THE NORWEGIANS ARE MARCHING TO MIAMI FOR A QUARTER-FINAL AGAINST ENGLAND OR MEXICO!

2250 BST The rain is lashing down and soaking the waiting fans outside the Azteca, meanwhile in New Jersey Norway are edging towards a famous victory

2242 BST WOW!

Erling Haaland heads Norway in front against Brazil with 10 minutes left, and he dominates Gabriel in the air to nail his 5th goal of the World Cup and score in a 14th consecutive International. If Norway win they could play England and evoke memories of 1993 and 1981 when they stunned the English. Can Brazil rescue this?

2240 BST The pitch is getting a pre-match dousing! Hopefully far in advance of the kick off to ensure no delay

2234 BST Sounds like war in Mexico City! Epic thunder over the Azteca Stadium

2230 BST The winners of Norway and Brazil will play the winners of England and Mexico, in the game at the MetLife Stadium it is 0-0 with 22 minutes remaining of normal time. I fancy England against either team, but they have to beat Mexico first.....

2227 BST The latest from AccuWeather

2221 BST BBC Sport reporting a Shelter-in-place order at Azteca before Mexico-England

2220 BST Historical context

England and Mexico have only played each other once at the FIFA World Cup, at Wembley on Saturday 16 July 1966. England won the group game 2-0 with a first half goal from Bobby Charlton, and a second half goal from Roger Hunt, and of course, they went on to claim wins over France, Argentina, Portugal and West Germany to claim their first, and to date, only World Cup title.

England have played two competitive fixtures in the Azteca Stadium:

• Mexico 86 FIFA World Cup Quarter-Final: Argentina 2-1 England, the Hand of God and Goal of the Century game

• Mexico 86 FIFA World Cup Round of 16: England 3-0 Paraguay

2215 BST Good evening everyone, welcome to another Live blog covering a huge game in the 2026 FIFA World Cup, and this is a big one for England, in the Azteca Stadium in Mexico City. After all the shenanigans regarding the kick off time, there is now a huge storm battering Mexico City, 3 hours ahead of kick off.

Between now and 1am GRNDSTND will set the scene, and confirm the all important team news for Mexico v England, in the round of 16.