The night before the game: noise and passion in Santa Fe
The England team had a noisy early morning in Mexico City. A group of Mexican fans gathered outside the Marriott hotel in Santa Fe to interrupt the break of “The Three Lions” before the 2026 World Cup Round of 16 match against Mexico.
According to reports from ESPN, around 1:00 am, about 45 people gathered in front of the building. They carried fireworks, horns, plastic trumpets and musical instruments. The intention was to wake up the players led by Thomas Tuchel, a strategy similar to the one used before against Ecuador in the Round of 32.
However, the security device prevented entry to the hotel. The fans stayed on a pedestrian bridge about 200 meters away. There they chanted slogans for half an hour, until they dispersed without incident, according to the Secretariat of Citizen Security of Mexico City in X.
The agency indicated that the rally was called by an influencer.
The decisive duel
This Sunday, July 5, Mexico and England face each other for a ticket to the Quarterfinals. The match will be played at the Mexico City Stadium (formerly Azteca) at 6:00 p.m. The broadcast will be on Las Estrellas, Channel 5, Azteca 7, TUDN and the ViX World Cup pass.
The English team arrived on Friday, July 3, at the Toluca International Airport and moved to the hotel. On Saturday he trained at the Cantera facilities, home of the Pumas of Liga MX.
The preview already left a preview of the intensity that will be experienced in the stadium: Mexican fans ready to cheer on their team, regardless of the time or obstacles.




