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Impact on licensing hours as England progress to the Last 32

Published: by Nick Landells, Legal Executive

England's confirmed fixture dates, permitted licensing hours extensions and TENs requirements

Now that the Group stage of the World Cup has been completed England’s potential path to the final has become clear.

Having finished first in Group L England now progress to the last 32 where they will face DR Congo at 17:00 on Wednesday 1st July. Provided your Premises Licence permits the sale of alcohol to 23:00 that day then your hours are automatically extended to 01:00 the following morning.

A victory in that game will see England play either Mexico or Ecuador at 01:00 Monday 6th July. A TEN will be needed for this game, unfortunately the deadline for issuing even a Late TEN has now passed.

All England matches in rounds after the last 16 will benefit from the relaxation of hours. A 22:00 kick off on Saturday 11th July in the quarter finals will mean premises can sell alcohol until 02:00 the following morning. The semi-final and final both kick off at 20:00 so the extension will be until 01:00.

PA TEN World Cup 2026 Wall Chart

The link below provides a useful aide memoire for the dates and times of kick offs for England.

TEN dates for World Cup 2026

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About the author: Paula Kioko

Paula Kioko joined Poppleston Allen in June 2022 as the marketing assistant for her sandwich year placement. In January 2024 she became the marketing associate.

She completed her BA in Journalism in 2021 and her MSc in Advertising and Marketing Communications in 2023, both at Nottingham Trent University.

Her day to day work currently revolves around the management of the website and social media platforms.

Paula works under the direction of the head of marketing to help reach the firm’s marketing goals and objectives.

She also holds the BIIAB Level 2 Award for Personal Licence Holders (APLH).

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