England football fans flocking to pubs to watch the crunch World Cup quarter final match against Norway could be kicked out of their local boozers, with thunderstorms threatening to inflict chaos. Pubs across the country will be welcoming Three Lions fans later today, but many will also have to continue to follow strict closing time rules in the early hours of Sunday morning.

The clash against Erling Haaland's Norway is due to kick off at 10pm UK time, but a US meteorologist has warned lightning could derail that - even after the thunderstorms have passed. This raises the prospect the start of the World Cup quarter final clash could be delayed or temporarily stopped midway through, meaning it could finish much later.

AccuWeather senior meteorologist Chad Merill said thunderstorms are "likely" near Miami’s Hard Rock Stadium around the time of the game.

He told Sun Sport: "Right now we’ve got in Florida a sea breeze type of setup where you get these afternoon showers and thunderstorms that come off the Atlantic.

"And for Miami itself, they get thunderstorms during this time of the year that typically happen in the afternoon.

"The sea breeze comes in, generates showers and thunderstorms, those thunderstorms continue to move west, and occasionally they dump some heavy rain and possibly some gusty winds."

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