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Morocco flagMoroccovs.Haiti flagHaiti

Group Stage · Group C

Wed, June 24, 20266:00 p.m.Atlanta StadiumClimate-controlled

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

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87%Chance of performance-impairing heat+14%From climate change

The June 24 match at Atlanta Stadium (Morocco vs. Haiti) has a 87% 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

Morocco flagMorocco
Haiti flagHaiti

June 24, 2026 • Atlanta Stadium

Group CClimate-controlled
87%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.

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Morocco flagMorocco

Group C3 matches, 3 stadiums
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Brazil flagBRA—Morocco flagMOR

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

Haiti flagHaiti

Group C3 matches, 3 stadiums
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Haiti flagHAI—Scotland flagSCO

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

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United States flagUnited States

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DR Congo flagDR Congo—Uzbekistan flagUzbekistan

87%Chance of performance-impairing heat+14%From climate change