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The French star emphasizes the height factor in the Aztec battle
France legend Thierry Henry has warned England ahead of their expected clash with Mexico in the Round of 16 at the 2026 World Cup, stressing that the Three Lions will not necessarily be able to repeat the comeback scenario if they concede a goal again.
England fell behind to an early goal against the Democratic Republic of Congo in the seventh minute of the Round of 32 clash yesterday, Wednesday, before Harry Kane led them to a 2-1 win, scoring both of the winning goals, scoring… A date with Mexico at the Azteca Stadium next Monday morning.
Mexico head into the match in high spirits after winning all four of their matches at the tournament against South Africa, South Korea, the Czech Republic and Ecuador, as well as keeping a clean sheet throughout the World Cup.
Henry believes England will face a tougher test against the hosts, especially with Mexico’s advantage of playing at an altitude of more than 2,200 meters above sea level, conditions to which England’s players have not had enough time to acclimatise.
Henry said in the statements given to Fox Sports, reported by the newspaper.subwayBritons. “I don’t want to rush to talk about that issue, but this fact should be taken into account. “If England had started the game against Mexico the way they did today, it would have been completely different.”
The former Arsenal star added: “There’s the altitude factor and we also don’t know what the weather will be like. There’s a big difference between playing in an indoor stadium and playing in an open atmosphere.”
He continued. “If Mexico play at the level they showed against Ecuador, I don’t think it will be easy to get the result back against a team that hasn’t conceded a goal so far in the tournament.”
The French star noted that Harry Kane remains the most important determining factor in the England team, but stressed that relying on him alone is not enough, saying:
Henry concluded his remarks by emphasizing that England benefited from stopping the match against the Democratic Republic of Congo to drink water, adding: “Games can’t start like this, and you don’t always get a cooldown period that allows you to rearrange your cards, as Ecuador suffered after that. After all, England saved Harry Kane again.”
