Sleep devices, secret location and help from karma: England’s plan for Mexico | Football News
4 min readJul 3, 2026 08:55 AM IST When England travel to Mexico for their Round of 16 clash at the FIFA World Cup, the name of their hotel will be a closely guarded secret. Why? Because the England team management has taken notes from the suffering of Ecuador, who had visited Mexico for their Round of 32 game last week. Ecuador players spent sleepless nights in the city before their game due to noisy Mexico supporters, who used loudspeakers, horns and motorcycles outside the team hotel (Hotel Westin) to disturb the travelling team. After Ecuador were ousted, the federation even lodged an official complaint with FIFA. Now England have drawn up plans to avoid a similar fate when they spend two nights in Mexico City before the game. According to a report on BBC, they include keeping the name of their hotel secret and using sleeping devices. According to the report, the England team’s management will offer natural sleep remedies or white noise audio machines to any player who is not already travelling with …
