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Canada flagCanadavs.Qatar flagQatar

Group Stage · Group B

Thu, June 18, 20263:00 p.m.BC Place VancouverRoof + open air

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

Data

1%Chance of performance-impairing heat0%From climate change

The June 18 match at BC Place Vancouver (Canada vs. Qatar) has a 1% chance of heat that can impair performance.

Those odds are 0 percentage points higher due to climate change.

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World Cup 2026 & Climate Change

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Qatar flagQatar

June 18, 2026 • BC Place Vancouver

Group BRoof + open air
1%Chance of performance-impairing heat
0%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.

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Group B3 matches, 2 stadiums
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Canada flagCAN—Bosnia and Herzegovina flagBIH

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

Qatar flagQatar

Group B3 matches, 3 stadiums
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Next match:

Qatar flagQAT—Switzerland flagSWI

17%Chance of performance-impairing heat+2%From climate change

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New Zealand flagNew Zealand—Egypt flagEgypt

1%Chance of performance-impairing heat0%From climate change