Inside the chaos of the rescheduled England match that never was – after FIFA U-turned on bringing Mexico face-off forward to avoid storm

Thunderstorms threaten chaos for England’s World Cup showdown with Mexico on Monday morning – after a shambolic U-turn over the kick-off time sent fans reeling.

Travel plans were thrown into a muddle when football chiefs embarked on a wild switch to start the game six hours earlier than scheduled, apparently to avoid forecasted torrential rain and lightning.

It would have meant England vs Mexico kicking off at 6pm UK time on Sunday, rather than at 1am Monday morning, plunging the Three Lions’ preparations into confusion and messing up flights and hotels for thousands of supporters.

After hours of farce, uproar from fans and

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