New Delhi, July 4 -- The thunderstorm that arrived at the Estadio Azteca on June 30, stopped Mexico's match against Ecuador for a full hour, and then left without altering the final result is now at the centre of FIFA's scheduling problem. Organisers are in active discussions with the England and Mexico camps about moving Sunday's Round of 16 fixture from its originally scheduled 6 p.m. local kickoff to noon, putting the game ahead of the storm window that Mexico City's rainy season makes close to a daily certainty in the late afternoon hours, BBC Sport and Deadline reported Thursday.

a late-night window that has already prompted the British government to extend pub licensing hours until 5 a.m., according to Sky Sports. For thousands of ...