England v Mexico | World Cup Last 16 Big Screen | Joshua Brooks

England are through to the business end of the 2026 World Cup, and the last 16 hands them a proper test: Mexico City, and a meeting with the co-hosts on their own patch. We are opening the basement at Joshua Brooks to show it on the big screen, with kick-off falling in the small hours UK time.

Thomas Tuchel's side topped their group and then got past DR Congo in the last 32 to keep the run going. Now it gets serious. Mexico have looked sharp in front of their own supporters, and a knockout tie at altitude against one of the host nations is exactly the kind of night that defines a tournament. Harry Kane, Jude Bellingham and the rest against a partisan Mexico City crowd, with a place in the quarter-finals on the line.

There are few better places in Manchester to watch an England knockout game than a low-ceilinged basement packed with people who actually care about the result. Intimate, loud, and no bad view in the room.

Entry is free, but you will want a ticket to guarantee your spot. Once you are in, the bar is running two-pint steins at £8.50 to see you through the late one. It is a daft hour for a football match and a dafter one for a stein, which is precisely why it is going to be a laugh.

Grab a free ticket, get down early, and let's roar them on.