June 21 | 6 PM ET
Uruguay vs. Cape Verde
Miami Stadium — Miami Gardens, FL
- Forecast high for day: 85.7°F (29.8°C); this is above the athlete performance threshold.
- High temperature Climate Shift Index (CSI): 2
Off Your Game: How Climate Change Could Slow Down the 2026 World Cup
Climate change is making the 2026 World Cup hotter. Use this information hub from Climate Central to explore how heat could slow down player performance across all of the 2026 World Cup matches — and how climate change is increasing the odds of heat.
SEE THE MATCHES MOST INFLUENCED BY CLIMATE CHANGE THIS WEEK
Climate Matches of the Week
Several World Cup matches this week are forecast to be played in climate-change-driven heat, highlighting how rising global temperatures are increasing heat-related risks at major sporting events.
The Climate Shift Index (CSI) measures how climate change influences temperatures. A CSI of 2 means those conditions were made at least two times as likely by climate change.
SEE HOW HEAT COULD AFFECT THE TEAMS PLAYING IN THE 2026 WORLD CUP
Explore Teams
KEEP UP TO DATE ON HEAT RISKS DURING THE 2026 WORLD CUP MATCHES
Matches
Upcoming matches
June 20
Ecuador
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Curaçao
Kansas City Stadium
|7:00 p.m.
68%Chance of performance-impairing heat+13%From climate change
Tunisia
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Japan
Estadio Monterrey
|10:00 p.m.
79%Chance of performance-impairing heat+14%From climate change
Germany
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Ivory Coast
Toronto Stadium
|4:00 p.m.
9%Chance of performance-impairing heat+1%From climate change
Netherlands
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Sweden
Houston Stadium
|12:00 p.m.
96%Chance of performance-impairing heat+5%From climate change
June 21
Belgium
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Iran
Los Angeles Stadium
|12:00 p.m.
32%Chance of performance-impairing heat+8%From climate change
Uruguay
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Cape Verde
Miami Stadium
|6:00 p.m.
88%Chance of performance-impairing heat+20%From climate change
Spain
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Saudi Arabia
Atlanta Stadium
|12:00 p.m.
77%Chance of performance-impairing heat+15%From climate change
New Zealand
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Egypt
BC Place Vancouver
|6:00 p.m.
1%Chance of performance-impairing heat0%From climate change
June 22
Norway
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Senegal
New York New Jersey Stadium
|8:00 p.m.
20%Chance of performance-impairing heat+7%From climate change
France
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Iraq
Philadelphia Stadium
|5:00 p.m.
43%Chance of performance-impairing heat+11%From climate change
Jordan
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Algeria
San Francisco Bay Area Stadium
|8:00 p.m.
17%Chance of performance-impairing heat+2%From climate change
Argentina
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Austria
Dallas Stadium
|12:00 p.m.
95%Chance of performance-impairing heat+6%From climate change
SEE HISTORICAL HEAT TRENDS AND REAL-TIME DATA FOR ALL STADIUMS HOSTING THE 2026 WORLD CUP
Explore Stadiums
Atlanta Stadium
United States
Go to stadium page United StatesNext match:Spain—Saudi Arabia
Spain—Saudi Arabia77%Chance of performance-impairing heat+15%From climate change
Boston Stadium United States
Go to stadium page United StatesNext match:
England—
Ghana
England—Ghana16%Chance of performance-impairing heat+3%From climate change
Dallas Stadium United States
Go to stadium page United StatesNext match:Argentina—Austria
Argentina—Austria95%Chance of performance-impairing heat+6%From climate change