Publications circulate on social networks that claim that the England team has booked 15 hotels in Mexico City for prevent the Mexican fans from shouting and interrupting the rest of the footballersrepeating what happened with Ecuador before the round of 32 of the 2026 World Cup.
The BBC reported that England would keep the location of his hotel a secret to avoid fan noise before the July 5 game.
The Spanish newspaper The Country stated that the English team landed on July 3, days after Ecuador will file a complaint with FIFA about the “serenade” that a group of fans organized outside the Santa Fe hotel.
The plane that transported the English arrived on the afternoon of July 3 to Toluca, just over 60 kilometers from the Mexican capital. During the trip to the hotel, the footballers observed a few fans from the bus, most of whom rejected them, although without attacks.
“England, your time is over” (“England, your time is up.”), said one of the most striking banners when the athletes passed through the city of Toluca.
The English team was protected, and the Police, together with the National Guard, blocked the access areas to the hotel to prevent the players from being disturbed.
The security operation had support from the Army and the Capital Police in the around the JW Marriott Santa Fe. The arrival of England was accompanied by an unusual security deployment for foreign delegations.
According to Infobaethe operation limited the passage even of workers and residents.
He also explained that the hotel was selected for its strategic location and its ability to isolate the bustle of the city.
Elements of the Secretariat of Citizen Security protect access to the facilities and carry out permanent routes to avoid incidents that disrupt the rest of the footballersthe site reported Latinus US.
The international press did not rule out that England stayed at the same hotel where Ecuador stayed, The Westin Santa Fe, where the “serenade” was recorded, which included noise with pans, jugs, horns and other objects.
Infobae noted that the English coaching staff apparently instructed the players to use earplugs and white noise devices.
The English team prepares at the Pumas Academy as a training base, benefiting from privacy. In turn, Mexico trains behind closed doors at the High Performance Center.
England will return to the Azteca Stadiummore than 2,200 meters above sea level, where 40 years ago they lost against Argentina in the quarterfinals of the 1986 World Cup, in one of the most remembered matches in history, decided by two goals from Diego Armando Maradona: one with his hand, nicknamed “the Hand of God,” and another after beating five defenders and finishing in a spectacular way.
England and Mexico They led their respective groups in the first stage of the World Cup: the English, with two victories and a draw; the Mexicans, with a perfect pace of three victories.
In the round of 32, the Three Lions team defeated the Democratic Republic of the Congo, while Mexico eliminated Ecuador 2-0.
The game between Mexico and England will be at 6 p.m. on July 5 and will define who qualifies for the quarterfinals.
The mayor of Mexico City, Clara Brugada, assured that in total the participation of “17 thousand police officers and 24 thousand will be public servants of civil protection, firefighters, emergency response, health,” among others.
He also specified that there will be 14 thousand elements of the local government on Paseo de la Reforma, a point where most of the fans are concentrated and where Four people died during the celebrations for the victory between Mexico and Ecuador, on June 30.
Of that figure, he added, “six thousand will be police and eight thousand will be personnel from different areas of the government”