An eagerly anticipated World Cup round of 16 duel beckons at the glorious amphitheatre that is the Estadio Azteca, as co-host Mexico takes on England. An already feverish soccer nation has been completely galvanised by El Tri’s campaign on home soil,

MEXICO CITY (AP) — England’s last memory of a competitive match at Estadio Azteca is not a pleasant one. On June 22, 1986, during the quarterfinals of the World Cup, Argentina defeated England 2-1 en route to lifting the trophy.

Mexico and England meet Sunday in a Round of 16 World Cup match. Kickoff from Estadio Banorte in Mexico City, Mexico, is scheduled for 8 p.m. ET.

England manager Thomas Tuchel said his side were relishing the chance to play in one of world football's most famous stadiums as they completed

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England players will do everything they can to fight the altitude during Sunday's World Cup round of 16 match at Mexico — well, almost everything.

England's early morning World Cup match against Mexico will kick off as originally planned at 01:00BST (18:00 local time) on Monday, after Fifa U-turned on a plan to bring it forward by six hours. Sources had told BBC Sport on Friday the fixture at Mexico City Stadium was set to be moved to 19:00 BST on Sunday - but within hours football's governing body decided against this.

More than 100 riot police in bulletproof vests are guarding the hotel where England are staying before playing Mexico at the World Cup.