1 of 1
Story summary
- FIFA will add extra water breaks, shade, misting and air-conditioning, and will postpone matches if WBGT reaches 32 °C.
- NPR flagged 67 matches at heat-illness risk and 39 at high risk, with Climate Central noting that climate change raises performance-impairing heat risk for 97 of 104 matches above 28 °C.
- The final on July 19 at New York-New Jersey Stadium, set for 3 p.m., has a 47% chance of performance-impairing heat.
