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Ecuador flagEcuadorvs.Curaçao flagCuraçao

Group Stage · Group E

Sat, June 20, 20267:00 p.m.Kansas City StadiumOpen air

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

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68%Chance of performance-impairing heat+13%From climate change

The June 20 match at Kansas City Stadium (Ecuador vs. Curaçao) has a 68% chance of heat that can impair performance.

Those odds are 13 percentage points higher due to climate change.

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World Cup 2026 & Climate Change

Ecuador flagEcuador
Curaçao flagCuraçao

June 20, 2026 • Kansas City Stadium

Group EOpen air
68%Chance of performance-impairing heat
+13%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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Germany flagGER—Curaçao flagCUR

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

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Tunisia flagTunisia—Netherlands flagNetherlands

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