www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cd95g9y8k24o
… the Mexico fixture gets under way at 01:00 BST on Monday.
Asked for his message to parents, Tuchel said: "Write an excuse for school and let them watch.
"There will be a big match in four days, and we need the support of everyone, especially the children.”
They don’t, of course, but children will enjoy being part of it, especially if England go on to win the tournament. I can still remember every game that England played in 1966 when I was ten years old.
If children go to bed early and get some hours of sleep, are woken for a couple of hours of football from 1:00am until 3:00am then get a few more hours of sleep before getting up for school I don’t see what harm there is.
I seem to recall watching the Sydney Olympics this way 26 years ago, especially the rowing, Steve Redgrave et al, and going to work in the morning.