Mexico City, July 3, 2026

England faces host Mexico in the World Cup Round of 16 on Monday night (02:00 CEST/Magenta TV) at the Azteca Stadium, and head coach Thomas Tuchel sees the altitude of over 2,200 meters above sea level as a disadvantage that can hardly be compensated for.

Update from July 3, 2026: England has reached the World Cup Round of 16 and is traveling to Mexico City, where the team will face the host in the early hours of Monday morning (CEST). While the British are traveling from their base near Kansas City at an altitude of around 280 meters, the thin air of over 2,200 meters awaits them at the Estadio Azteca. Head coach Thomas Tuchel has made it unmistakably clear that his team will not be able to offset this handicap.