Mexico coach Javier Aguirre said a possible change to the kick-off time for Mexico’s last-16 match against England at Estadio Azteca would be a “kick in the stomach,” after FIFA held talks about moving the game from 6pm local time (1pm BST) to an earlier start because of the risk of weather disruption. Aguirre said late on Friday night there was still no confirmation, but that an earlier kick-off would force Mexico to overhaul its preparation schedule; Mexico have won all four tournament matches without conceding a goal, according to Yahoo Sports.

Visa, M-Pesa, and Onafriq have launched a pilot program in the Democratic Republic of the Congo that uses a U.S. dollar-pegged stablecoin to settle cross-border mobile transactions. According to Odaily, the pilot covers use cases including cross-border top-ups for mobile wallets, international business transactions, and remittances. The World Bank estimates that the average cost of cross-border remittances in sub-Saharan Africa is close to 8% of the transfer amount. Visa previously partnered with African cryptocurrency exchange Yellow Card to explore stablecoin-based treasury management and international settlement.

Declan Rice is likely to be available to start England’s World Cup last-16 tie against Mexico on Sunday despite playing with a neural problem affecting his hamstring and lower back, according to Yahoo Sports. The Arsenal midfielder was substituted in injury time of the 2-1 last-32 win over DR Congo, with manager Thomas Tuchel saying Rice told him he was in “terrible pain.” England still have doubts over Reece James, who has missed two matches with a hamstring injury and has yet to return to full training, while back-up right-back Jarell Quansah has stepped up his recovery from an ankle issue but his availability is unclear.

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