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Rain-Soaked Fans Await 6 pm Mexico-Ecuador Match, Coach Upset

7/4/2026

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Fans braved rain outside Azteca Stadium while officials debated moving the Mexico-Ecuador round-of-32 match.
FIFA is weighing an earlier kickoff to avoid possible flooding from an afternoon thunderstorm forecast.
The match will begin at the originally scheduled 6 p.m. local time.
Mexico coach Javier Aguirre called the proposed kickoff change a “kick in the gut” and said his players are unhappy.

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Fans braved rain outside Azteca Stadium while officials debated moving the Mexico-Ecuador round-of-32 match.
FIFA is weighing an earlier kickoff to avoid possible flooding from an afternoon thunderstorm forecast.
The match will begin at the originally scheduled 6 p.m. local time.
Mexico coach Javier Aguirre called the proposed kickoff change a “kick in the gut” and said his players are unhappy.