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Mexico-Ecuador World Cup match starts 1 hour late after a storm in Mexico City

Mexico-Ecuador World Cup match starts 1 hour late after a storm in Mexico City | iNFOnews.ca
Fans wear ponchos as it rains ahead of the World Cup round of 32 soccer match between Mexico and Ecuador in Mexico City, Tuesday, June 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Ricardo Mazalan)

MEXICO CITY (AP) — The match between Mexico and Ecuador for the round of 32 of the World Cup started one hour after the original scheduled time on Tuesday night due to a thunderstorm over the Mexico City Stadium area.

It was the second match of the tournament affected by weather. A storm during the France-Iraq match at Philadelphia on June 22 caused a 2-hour, 11-minute suspension at the end of the first half.

Mexico is aiming to qualify to the round of 16 and inch closer to tie their best performances in the World Cup. Mexico reached the quarterfinals, playing at home, in 1970 and 1986.

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Mexico-Ecuador World Cup match starts 1 hour late after a storm in Mexico City | iNFOnews.ca
Players and referees enter the field before the World Cup round of 32 soccer match between Mexico and Ecuador in Mexico City, Tuesday, June 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
Mexico-Ecuador World Cup match starts 1 hour late after a storm in Mexico City | iNFOnews.ca
A Mexican fan waits in the rain for the start of the World Cup round of 32 soccer match between Mexico and Ecuador in Mexico City, Tuesday, June 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko )
Mexico-Ecuador World Cup match starts 1 hour late after a storm in Mexico City | iNFOnews.ca
Rain falls as fans wait for the start of the World Cup round of 32 soccer match between Mexico and Ecuador in Mexico City, Tuesday, June 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)
Mexico-Ecuador World Cup match starts 1 hour late after a storm in Mexico City | iNFOnews.ca
A fan wears a poncho as it rains ahead of the World Cup round of 32 soccer match between Mexico and Ecuador in Mexico City, Tuesday, June 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Ricardo Mazalan)

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