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MEXICO CITY. – Thunderstorms have been forecast to hit Miami as England’s quarter-final kicks off against Norway on Saturday.
The Three Lions have seen thunder, lightning, extreme heat and everything in between during this World Cup campaign.
They are coming off the back of a huge 3-2 win against co-hosts Mexico at the famed Azteca in the nation’s capital.
Before the game – as the weather rolled in – plans were thrown into disarray as Fifa pondered moving the match forward by six hours.
This was quickly scrapped with safety concerns and both camps lobbying to make a U-turn on the decision. But the high-stakes fixture was then delayed an hour as the feared extreme weather arrived in Mexico City, forcing fans at the stadium to take shelter and those watching back in the UK forced to pull an all-nighter.
England’s next match is in Florida and, at the time of writing, NBC Miami have forecast clouds, chances of rain and MORE thunderstorms for Saturday.
Thankfully, the match kicks off at a more civilised 10pm BST (5pm local time) mid-weekend.
Fifa rules state that lightning within eight miles (13km) of the stadium will lead to suspensions in order to protect players and fans.
Emergency warnings are in place and set to delay the restart by half an hour every time there is a fresh lightning strike in the perimeter. – The Sun
