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France flagFrancevs.Iraq flagIraq

Group Stage · Group I

Mon, June 22, 20265:00 p.m.Philadelphia StadiumOpen air

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

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

The June 22 match at Philadelphia Stadium (France vs. Iraq) has a 43% chance of heat that can impair performance.

Those odds are 11 percentage points higher due to climate change.

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World Cup 2026 & Climate Change

France flagFrance
Iraq flagIraq

June 22, 2026 • Philadelphia Stadium

Group IOpen air
43%Chance of performance-impairing heat
+11%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 I3 matches, 3 stadiums
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France flagFRA—Senegal flagSEN

20%Chance of performance-impairing heat+7%From climate change

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Group I3 matches, 3 stadiums
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Iraq flagIRA—Norway flagNOR

16%Chance of performance-impairing heat+3%From climate change

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Curaçao flagCuraçao—Ivory Coast flagIvory Coast

63%Chance of performance-impairing heat+17%From climate change