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England rise to Azteca occasion and see off ghosts, time and Mexico | Barney Ronay

The Guardian Sport Monday 06 July 2026, 06:10 UTC By Barney Ronay at Mexico City Stadium 1 min read
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This was the most extraordinary night of football as an experience of the mind, body, bones, guts and blood“Enn-JOYYY this unforrrgGEDDABLE Fifa Worrrld Cup … expPERRIENCE!!” the strangely guileless American-accented public address had commanded, with 40 minutes still to run before the delayed kick-off in Mexico City. Looking out over the mist-shrouded cliff face of the Estadio Azteca, drenched to the inner seams in generational rain, throbbing through the chest from the endless waves of...

This was the most extraordinary night of football as an experience of the mind, body, bones, guts and blood

“Enn-JOYYY this unforrrgGEDDABLE Fifa Worrrld Cup … expPERRIENCE!!” the strangely guileless American-accented public address had commanded, with 40 minutes still to run before the delayed kick-off in Mexico City.

Er. OK then. Looking out over the mist-shrouded cliff face of the Estadio Azteca, drenched to the inner seams in generational rain, throbbing through the chest from the endless waves of noise, the word enjoy just didn’t seem to capture the basic sensory experience.

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