England received a hostile welcome as they arrived at their team hotel in Mexico City ahead of their World Cup round‑of‑16 match against Mexico, according to the Times of India. Hundreds of supporters gathered outside the hotel, and accounts differ on the crowd’s reaction: some supporters booed while others expressed support by cheering or chanting, a detail corroborated across multiple outlets.

Security was stepped up outside England’s hotel, reported by Oxford Mail. England’s coach also arrived at the hotel, according to the same source.

In a separate incident, Mexico supporters had used loud speakers, horns and motorcycles to try to disturb the sleep of Ecuador’s players before their last‑32 tie, Oxford Mail reported. Mexico later won that match 2‑0 against Ecuador on Wednesday night, also reported by Oxford Mail.