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Switzerland flagSwitzerlandvs.Canada flagCanada

Group Stage · Group B

Wed, June 24, 202612:00 p.m.BC Place VancouverRoof + open air

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

Data

3%Chance of performance-impairing heat+1%From climate change

The June 24 match at BC Place Vancouver (Switzerland vs. Canada) has a 3% 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

Switzerland flagSwitzerland
Canada flagCanada

June 24, 2026 • BC Place Vancouver

Group BRoof + open air
3%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.

Switzerland flagSwitzerland

Group B3 matches, 3 stadiums
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Qatar flagQAT—Switzerland flagSWI

17%Chance of performance-impairing heat+2%From climate change

Canada flagCanada

Group B3 matches, 2 stadiums
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Next match:

Canada flagCAN—Bosnia and Herzegovina flagBIH

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

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Canada flagCanada

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New Zealand flagNew Zealand—Belgium flagBelgium

3%Chance of performance-impairing heat+1%From climate change