England’s game against Mexico could be moved to noon local time, 7pm UK time Sunday

Fifa is in discussions over moving the kick-off time of Mexico v England to earlier in day on Sunday due to risk of weather disruption including flooding, a source has confirmed to the Guardian.

England’s World Cup game against Mexico on Sunday could be moved to noon local time (7pm BST), according to local media reports.

The round of 16 game at the ‌Estadio Azteca was scheduled to start at 6pm local time (1am BST) but that could now change because of a risk of thunderstorms.

The Football Association is scrambling for clarity on the situation, the news of which broke just as Thomas Tuchel and his players finished their training session in Kansas City at around 1pm [Central US time].

The FA is stunned that the move is under consideration so close to game day, partly for the potential impact on travelling England fans, some of whom have made plans to land in Mexico City on Sunday morning.

England are scheduled to fly from Kansas City to Mexico City on Friday afternoon so they can satisfy a Fifa request to train at a “venue-specific site” on the day before the game – in other words on Saturday.

Mexico’s ​round of 32 match against ​Ecuador earlier ​this ‌week was ​delayed due ​to rain while France’s group game against Iraq in Philadelphia was interrupted for two hours because of thunderstorms.

Soccer’s world governing body Fifa, ​when ​reached by ​Reuters, did not confirm nor ​deny ‌that the ​kick-off ​time had been changed.

More details to follow