Mexico Limits Angel Crowd to 25,000 as Fans Set Off Fireworks Outside England Hotel

3 articles · Updated · NBC Sports · Jul 5

Mexico City capped postmatch access to the Angel of Independence at 25,000 people and boosted security ahead of Sunday night’s England-Mexico Round of 16 game.
Those measures follow Tuesday’s celebrations after Mexico beat Ecuador, when four people died in severe overcrowding at the monument.
England, which arrived Friday to adjust to Mexico City’s altitude, was also targeted overnight as Mexican fans gathered outside the team hotel with music and fireworks to disrupt sleep.
FIFA had considered moving kickoff up by six hours because of thunderstorm risks after Mexico’s previous match was delayed an hour by lightning before kickoff.

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