FIFA Adjusts Kick-Off Times for Seven 2014 World Cup Matches

FIFA have announced that they have changed the scheduled kickoff times of seven World Cup matches, including England versus Italy due to the humidity.

That match will now kick off three hours earlier at 6pm local time in the hot and humid Amazonian jungle city of Manaus.

FIFA said ina statement: “In total, only seven matches have been adjusted following the draw to allow later kick-off times in the hottest venues – in particular, for three matches in Manaus and one in Recife.”  

The games with times changed are:

Saturday 14 June
Côte d’Ivoire-Japan, 22:00 (from 19:00) in Recife
England-Italy, 18:00 (from 21:00) in Manaus 

Wednesday 18 June
Cameroon-Croatia, 18:00 (from 15:00) in Manaus
Spain-Chile, 16:00 (from 19:00) in Rio de Janeiro

Sunday 22 June
USA-Portugal, 18:00 (from 15:00) in Manaus
Belgium-Russia, 13:00 (from 19:00) in Rio de Janeiro
Korea Republic-Algeria, 16:00 (from 13:00) in Porto Alegre