US EditionAfter Club World Cup Heatwave in US, Soccer Players' Union Warns of Higher Risk at Next World Cups
- A thunderstorm interrupted a match between Chelsea and Benfica, causing players to wait for safety concerns, according to referee Slavko Vincic.
- This was the sixth match disrupted by thunderstorms in the current tournament, highlighting concerns for next year's FIFA World Cup.
- Meteorologists warn that nine of the 16 World Cup venues could face dangerously high temperatures above the safety threshold during the event.
- Ben Schott from the National Weather Service noted that record-breaking heat is common in the eastern United States every summer, which could affect player performance during the World Cup.
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The FIFPro football union said Monday that the suffocating heat that players resist in the Club World Cup is a "call for attention" for FIFA, and called for a prolonged break from the mid-time at the 2026 World Cup of Selections. At the beginning of the summer (boreal), the east of the United States records high temperatures that have caused complaints from several stars and coaches, as most of the matches start at noon or at 15H00 local. In Cha…
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After Club World Cup heatwave in US, soccer players' union warns of higher risk at next World Cups
Global soccer players union FIFPRO warns extreme heat faced by soccer players at the Club World Cup in the United States will likely be a bigger problem at future World Cups. FIFA was praised for reacting during the club event…
The World Clubs remodelling is in development and is increasingly taking flight, in the direct elimination rounds. With the United States being the host of this new competition, which aims to enter the sports calendar and not leave (it will be played every four years), it serves as a kind of trial projecting what will be the World Cup of Selections in 2026, which will also have Mexico and Canada as venues. Within the balance that can be made wit…
FIFPRO: U.S. temps a concern for '26 World Cup
FIFPRO has raised concerns over the effect of intense heat during the FIFA Club World Cup in the United States by saying that two games -- Paris Saint-Germain-Atlético Madrid and Chelsea-Esperance -- should have been postponed due to extreme heat.
It is very hot and for the lightning six games of the World Championship for clubs have been suspended: it will be a problem also at the World Championships of 2026
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World NewsThunderstorms and scorching heat wave threaten next year’s FIFA World Cup in the US
The ongoing Club World Cup has witnessed two matches suspended because of thunderstorms as experts warn of similar stoppages and extreme hot conditions in 2026 World Cup to be co-hosted by US, Canada and Mexico.
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