Wasan zagaye na 16 tsakanin England da Mexico a FIFA World Cup zai fara da karfe 1 na dare (lokacin Birtaniya), kamar yadda aka riga aka tsara, bayan kusan sa'o'i 24 na rikitarwa inda rahotanni suka ce ana iya daga wasan tsawon sa'o'i shida zuwa karfe 7 dare.
Kafofin watsa labarai na Mexico sun ba da shawarar cewa ana iya daga lokacin wasan saboda barazanar tsawa da ambaliya a Mexico City. Duk da haka, ko ƙungiyar ƙwallon ƙafa ta Mexico ko The Football Association ba a sanar da su game da canjin ba lokacin da rahotannin suka fara bayyana, lamarin da ya bar ɓangarorin biyu cikin ruɗu.
Thomas Tuchel da ƙungiyarsa sun tashi daga sansaninsu da ke Kansas City zuwa Mexico City ba tare da sanin ko an canza lokacin farawa ba. A ƙarshe, an tabbatar da cewa canza wasan cikin sa'o'i 48 ba ya yiwuwa ta fuskar tunanin yanayi, la'akari da daidaitawar da ake buƙata tare da 'yan sanda, soji, ƙungiyoyin biyu, jami'an wasa, da magoya baya.
Damuwa game da ingancin iska ga England
Farawa da wuri kuma zai haifar da damuwa ga shirye-shiryen England. Ingancin iska a Mexico City ya fi nauyi da safe, wanda zai iya yin tasiri mara kyau ga aikin Three Lions.
Aguirre da Neville sun soki FIFA
Kocin Mexico, Javier Aguirre, ya yi fushi sosai lokacin da labarin canjin da zai yiwu ya fito fili. A hirar da ya yi da Radio Formula, bai boye ji ba.
"Bugun ciki ne. Wannan yana canza komai. Sun sanar da ni anan, ba na yarda, FIFA ce ke yanke hukunci kuma dole ne mu miƙa wuya."
Dan wasan tsaro na tsohon Manchester United da England, Gary Neville, ma ya kai hari ga FIFA saboda wannan yanayi da ba a taɓa ganin irinsa ba, kwana biyu kafin wasan.
"Zan sami damuwa a matsayina na ɗan wasa. Yanayi yana da mahimmanci sosai ga England a gasar. Mun san haka. Muna magana kan zafi akai-akai," in ji shi ga ITV. "Wasa da karfe 12 rana a Mexico ya sha bamban ƙwarai da wasa da karfe 6 yamma. Don haka, ga 'yan wasanmu, ya fi muni — mu kasance a bayyane. Rashin gata ne na wasanni ga England."
Neville ya ci gaba da magana akan gaskiyar wasan: "Ban taɓa ga wannan ba. FIFA suna motsa wasa kamar ba kome ba. Ban taɓa ga wasan League Two da aka motsa ba. Yana da kamar abin mamaki."
Ya kuma ambaci gogawarsa ta sirri, yana cewa wasan kan tsaya saboda guguwa a yankin, yana ambaton ganin wasan Inter Miami da aka tsayar na tsawon sa'a guda. "Kowa ya saba da hakan. Amma motsa wasa kwana biyu kafin lokacin sa, ban taɓa ganin hakan a kowane matakin ƙwallon ƙafa ba."
Wasan Mexico da Ecuador a zagaye na 32 ya jinkirta saboda guguwar lantarki, yayin da wasan France da Iraq a zagaye na rukuni ma ya jinkirta na tsawon sa'o'i biyu saboda tsawa.
