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Germany flagGermanyvs.Ivory Coast flagIvory Coast

Group Stage · Group E

Sat, June 20, 20264:00 p.m.Toronto StadiumOpen air

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

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

The June 20 match at Toronto Stadium (Germany vs. Ivory Coast) 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

Germany flagGermany
Ivory Coast flagIvory Coast

June 20, 2026 • Toronto Stadium

Group EOpen 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.

Germany flagGermany

Group E3 matches, 3 stadiums
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Next match:

Germany flagGER—Curaçao flagCUR

96%Chance of performance-impairing heat+5%From climate change

Ivory Coast flagIvory Coast

Group E3 matches, 2 stadiums
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Next match:

Ivory Coast flagCIV—Ecuador flagECU

43%Chance of performance-impairing heat+11%From climate change

Toronto

Canada flagCanada

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Panama flagPanama—Croatia flagCroatia

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