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Sweden flagSwedenvs.Tunisia flagTunisia

Group Stage · Group F

Sun, June 14, 20268:00 p.m.Estadio MonterreyOpen air

Explore how heat could slow down performance during this match and how climate change is increasing the odds.

Data

79%Chance of performance-impairing heat+14%From climate change

The June 14 match at Estadio Monterrey (Sweden vs. Tunisia) has a 79% chance of heat that can impair performance.

Those odds are 14 percentage points higher due to climate change.

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World Cup 2026 & Climate Change

Sweden flagSweden
Tunisia flagTunisia

June 14, 2026 • Estadio Monterrey

Group FOpen air
79%Chance of performance-impairing heat
+14%From climate change
  • “Performance-impairing heat” is heat above 28°C (82.4°F) — a threshold associated with elite players running slower, less far, and less often. Source: Climate Shift Index and ERA5 reanalysis.

Sweden flagSweden

Group F3 matches, 3 stadiums
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Sweden flagSWE—Tunisia flagTUN

79%Chance of performance-impairing heat+14%From climate change

Tunisia flagTunisia

Group F3 matches, 2 stadiums
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Next match:

Sweden flagSWE—Tunisia flagTUN

79%Chance of performance-impairing heat+14%From climate change

Monterrey

Mexico flagMexico

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Tunisia flagTunisia—Japan flagJapan

79%Chance of performance-impairing heat+14%From climate change