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Last forecast for this matchAs of June 18, 2026 at 2:00 PM ETForecast high was 22°C2°C below normal

Forecast high was .

This was 2°C below normal.

How is this different from the probability of performance-impairing heat?

Source: Climate Shift Index and NOAA GFS forecasts through 2026-06-18T18Z.

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Ghana flagGhanavs.Panama flagPanama

Group Stage · Group L

Wed, June 17, 20267:00 p.m. EDTToronto StadiumOpen air

Review the modeled heat risk for this match and how climate change affected the odds.

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9%Chance of performance-impairing heat+1%From climate change

The June 17 match at Toronto Stadium (Ghana vs. Panama) had a 9% chance of heat that can impair performance.

Those odds were 1 percentage point higher due to climate change.

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World Cup 2026 & Climate Change

Ghana flagGhana
Panama flagPanama

June 17, 2026 • Toronto Stadium

Group LOpen air
9%Chance of performance-impairing heat
+1%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.

Ghana flagGhana

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Colombia flagCOL—Ghana flagGHA

83%Chance of performance-impairing heat+8%From climate change

Panama flagPanama

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Panama flagPAN—England flagENG

36%Chance of performance-impairing heat+14%From climate change

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Canada flagCanada

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Portugal flagPortugal—Croatia flagCroatia

19%Chance of performance-impairing heat+6%From climate change