The England national team's hotel was highly protected by police on Saturday night as Mexican fans gathered hoping to disrupt players’ sleep ahead of their World Cup round-of-16 match against co-host
There was an obvious solution to this: the England team just needed to book into the same hotel as the Mexican team! Problem solved. Even playing field.
England rise to Azteca occasion and see off ghosts, time and Mexico
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Mexican fans. Mexico deserved to lose.
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