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World Cup 2026: Was weather delay to England v Costa Rica sign of things to come?

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England head coach Thomas Tuchel said the delay to their World Cup warm-up game with Costa Rica gave them a “little taste of what can happen” – but will that prove to be an understatement?

The match was due to start at 21:00 BST in Orlando, Florida, but heavy rain and thunderstorms pushed it back an hour to 22:00 BST.

Weather delays have been a major talking point in the build-up to this year’s World Cup, with several matches in last year’s Fifa Club World Cup in the United States impacted by thunderstorms.

This was not the first tournament warm-up game to suffer delays caused by storms either – and many fans are concerned it could become a theme throughout the World Cup.

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“We were aware of that before – now we experience it,” Tuchel told ITV before the game. “It’s no problem.

“It should not be an excuse to lose our mood or patience or to lose our hunger to play the game.

“No problem at all. We realised it when we were still at the hotel so it was easy. We just said half an hour later in the bus and let’s go.”

Fans who had already arrived at Inter&Co Stadium were told to evacuate from the stands and retreat to a safe position on the concourses to avoid lightning strikes.

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Thunderstorms in the US are not uncommon, but when it comes to them impacting matches, Fifa has no power to make its own rules and must adhere to the advice of local authorities.

Recommendations of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) are used and they say if any lightning strike is detected within eight miles of a stadium, the game has to be stopped.

A mandatory 30-minute countdown begins and each time there is a lightning strike inside the distance, the countdown clock resets to 30 minutes.

If a full 30 minutes has elapsed, the supporters can go back to their seats and players will have a short warm-up.

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Massive Street Fight featuring Jon Moxley officially announced in AEW

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AEW star Jon Moxley will take part in a huge street fight match later this week. His reign as the Continental Champion has been great so far. However, despite him playing fair, a group of stars are challenging him to bring out the beast inside the One True King. The Death Riders have been colliding with the Shane Taylor Promotions for the past few days following Double or Nothing.

On the Dynamite following the pay-per-view, the two factions crossed paths. Things escalated between them when Shane Taylor knocked out Jon Moxley with a huge punch. This attack almost led to the loss of the Death Riders. However, the former AEW World Champion recovered and won the tag team match.

On the latest edition of Collision, the Death Riders’ leader joined PAC and Claudio Castagnoli to take on Shane Taylor Promotion’s Carlie Bravo, Lee Moriarty and Shawn Dean. While Trish Adora tried to disrupt the match, Marina Shafir neutralised her, and the Riders stood tall again.

Tonight on Dynamite, the reigning Continental Champion put his title on the line against Shan Taylor. After many surprise attacks, the two stars finally locked horns. Despite his best efforts, Shane Taylor couldn’t defeat Jon Moxley. After the loss, Taylor decided to attack the Continental Champion. Along with him, the rest of the Shane Taylor Promotion took down the Death Riders.

After the brutal attack, Jon Moxley, who couldn’t speak clearly, claimed that Shane Taylor should have walked away after his loss. However, now that they chose violence, Daniel Garcia laid out a major match. He announced that the Death Riders will take on the Shane Taylor Promotions in a street fight match on this week’s Collision.

“Shane, you could have walked away tonight with your pride,” he said.

It will be interesting to see which faction stands tall later this week.

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