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Ghana flagGhanavs.Panama flagPanama

Group Stage · Group L

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

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

Data

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

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

Those odds are 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

Group L3 matches, 3 stadiums
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Ghana flagGHA—Panama flagPAN

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

Panama flagPanama

Group L3 matches, 2 stadiums
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Next match:

Ghana flagGHA—Panama flagPAN

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

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Canada flagCanada

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Germany flagGermany—Ivory Coast flagIvory Coast

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