The Touchline | 𝐓@TouchlineX
🚨🏴 𝗡𝗘𝗪: England will face a COMPLICATED game against Mexico:
• The altitude at the Azteca is 2,240m above sea level; much higher than the venues England have played at so far: 150m, 80m, 10m and 310m.
• Playing at that altitude means physical fatigue can hit harder, and recovery becomes slower.
• The match is expected to be moved to 12:00pm Mexico time, meaning more HEAT compared to the original 6:00pm kick-off.
• Many Mexican fans are reportedly organizing to stay outside England’s hotel the night before the game, making NOISE to stop the players from sleeping.
• It is rumored that some Mexican fans even want to ‘pollute’ the city on purpose to cause poor air quality and affect the English players’ respiratory systems
• The game will be played in a stadium packed with Mexican fans, with a capacity of around 87,000.
• Mexico arrive after winning 4/4 games and conceding 0 goals at the 2026 World Cup.
This could be a seriously difficult test for England. 🇲🇽😳