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Tunisia flagTunisiavs.Japan flagJapan

Group Stage · Group F

Sat, June 20, 202610:00 p.m.Estadio MonterreyOpen air

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

Data

79%Chance of performance-impairing heat+14%From climate change

The June 20 match at Estadio Monterrey (Tunisia vs. Japan) has a 79% chance of heat that can impair performance.

Those odds are 14 percentage points higher due to climate change.

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World Cup 2026 & Climate Change

Tunisia flagTunisia
Japan flagJapan

June 20, 2026 • Estadio Monterrey

Group FOpen air
79%Chance of performance-impairing heat
+14%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.

Tunisia flagTunisia

Group F3 matches, 2 stadiums
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Sweden flagSWE—Tunisia flagTUN

79%Chance of performance-impairing heat+14%From climate change

Japan flagJapan

Group F3 matches, 2 stadiums
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Next match:

Netherlands flagNET—Japan flagJAP

95%Chance of performance-impairing heat+6%From climate change

Monterrey

Mexico flagMexico

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South Africa flagSouth Africa—South Korea flagSouth Korea

78%Chance of performance-impairing heat+14%From climate change