The World Championship 2026 was accompanied by extreme weather conditions: perhaps the fifth match of the tournament was held at a temperature that, according to the recommendations of the FIFPro professional football team, could become a basis for rescheduling or temporarily playing. The Guardian reports this.

In the UK, approximately 20 matches were held with a WBGT heat index of at least 28°C - a rating FIFPro considers critical for football matches.. Another 23 squirrels recovered in places with similar weather conditions, but in stadiums equipped with air conditioning systems.

The most important thoughts in the open air arena were recorded during the match between France and Paraguay near Philadelphia, where the temperature outside dropped to 38°C, and the WBGT index was about to exceed 33.9°C.

The highest temperature was recorded during the match between Argentina and Austria in Dallas, although it was held in a stadium with closed doors and air conditioning..

FIFA announced that at the hour of the tournament, it shut down the meteorological monitoring system, introduced obligatory breaks for hydration, and provided teams with water, ice, cooling towels, fans and special areas for cooling.

FIFPro recently announced that due to climate change, high temperatures will contribute more to the calendar of international tournaments and the timing of matches.