Mexico vs England 5 p.m. Pacific on July 5

Mexico kicks off its FIFA World Cup 2026 Round-of-16 tie against England on Sunday, July 5, at 8:00 p.m. Eastern / 5:00 p.m. Pacific at Mexico City Stadium (Estadio Azteca), confirmed by FOX's official match page. For viewers in Mexico City, kickoff is 6:00 p.m. local time.

Kickoff Times for Both July 5 Matches

Two World Cup Round-of-16 fixtures are on the card for Sunday. Brazil takes on Norway first, followed by Mexico vs England in the prime-time slot.

Time conversions use July 2026 offsets: EDT is UTC−4, Pacific Daylight Time is UTC−7, Mexico City runs at UTC−6 with no daylight saving time in effect, and India Standard Time is UTC+5:30, per timeanddate.com.

Where to Watch in the United States

Both matches air in English on FOX and stream on FOX One / FOX Sports. Spanish-language coverage is on Telemundo and streams live on Peacock, as confirmed by the Telemundo World Cup schedule. Telemundo holds Spanish-language rights to all 104 matches in the tournament.

Brazil vs Norway is the afternoon game. Mexico vs England follows at 8:00 p.m. ET on the same channels.

The Kickoff That Almost Moved

The 5:00 p.m. Pacific time was not guaranteed. According to The Guardian, FIFA and tournament stakeholders discussed moving the Mexico-England kickoff six hours forward - from 6:00 p.m. local to noon Mexico City time - because of severe-weather concerns in the days before the match. Mexico coach Javier Aguirre pushed back sharply, telling reporters the late proposed change would have been devastating to his squad's preparation.

The proposal was set aside. FOX's official listing confirms the match remained at its original slot: 8:00 p.m. ET / 5:00 p.m. Pacific.

What Mexico Has Done to Get Here

Mexico entered with four straight wins and four clean sheets. According to the Associated Press, no Mexico World Cup squad had previously opened with four straight victories - and this group did it without conceding a goal: South Africa 0-2, Czechia 0-3, South Korea 0-1, and Ecuador 0-2, an aggregate of 8-0 across 360 competitive minutes.

Three of those four wins came at Mexico City Stadium. Reuters reported that Mexico has not reached the World Cup quarterfinals since 1986 - a 40-year wait across seven consecutive Round-of-16 exits from 1994 to 2018. Sunday's match is the opportunity to end that run.

The AP also notes that Mexico has recorded only two official defeats at Estadio Azteca since the stadium opened in 1966. The venue sits at approximately 2,200 metres (7,300 feet) above sea level - a factor England coach Thomas Tuchel has publicly acknowledged as a challenge.

For more on Mexico's path to this point, see the full Mexico 2-0 Ecuador match report, which covers the Round of 32 win that put El Tri into Sunday's fixture.

England's Record Against Mexico and Their Route In

England entered as FIFA's fourth-ranked team in pre-tournament context and beat DR Congo 2-1 in the Round of 32, with Harry Kane scoring twice, per AP's match report.

The two nations have met nine times, with England winning six. Their only previous World Cup meeting was at Wembley in the group stage of the 1966 tournament - England won 2-0 on their way to the title. Sunday in Mexico City is the first time the two have been drawn together in a World Cup knockout round, per England Football's historical record.

The most recent meeting before 2026 was a pre-tournament friendly at Wembley in May 2010, where England won 3-1. Mexico's only win at Azteca against England came in June 1985, when Luis Flores scored the only goal in a 1-0 result, as recorded by England Football.

For background on Mexico's squad that has driven this run, the Mexico vs Czechia World Cup 2026 match report covers how El Tri sealed top spot in their group.

Brazil vs Norway: The Earlier Kick

Brazil - five-time world champions - face Norway at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey at 4:00 p.m. ET / 1:00 p.m. Pacific. The official FOX match page notes that Brazil advanced after a late win over Japan in the Round of 32.

Norway enter with a notable head-to-head record against the Seleção. FOX's head-to-head data shows Norway unbeaten across four previous senior meetings with Brazil - two wins and two draws - including a 2-1 victory at the 1998 World Cup in France.

Security in Mexico City for the England Game

Mexico City authorities put significant crowd-management measures in place ahead of the England match, responding to events on the night of June 30, when four people died during celebrations after Mexico beat Ecuador. Three deaths were caused by asphyxiation, one followed a cardiac arrest, Reuters confirmed. Crowd estimates from city officials ranged from around one million to about 1.4 million people gathering across celebration sites, with AP citing Mayor Clara Brugada's estimate at the higher end.

For Sunday's match, the AP reported that Mexico City capped capacity at the Angel of Independence monument to 25,000, deployed 6,000 police along Paseo de la Reforma - double the June 30 figure - stationed 7,500 officers around the stadium itself, and placed 3,300 at Zócalo.

Official Schedule and Commercial Figures

The FIFA World Cup 2026 match schedule and fixtures page lists both matches with full venue and timing detail. Mexico vs England is Match 92, Brazil vs Norway is Match 91.

Separate from the schedule, FIFA's group-stage commercial report confirmed that Mexico's national-team jersey was adidas's best-selling national-team shirt during the group stage, with adidas reporting more than US$1.13 billion in event-related sales across the opening phase of the tournament.