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Tunisia flagTunisiavs.Netherlands flagNetherlands

Group Stage · Group F

Thu, June 25, 20266:00 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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83%Chance of performance-impairing heat+8%From climate change

The June 25 match at Kansas City Stadium (Tunisia vs. Netherlands) has a 83% chance of heat that can impair performance.

Those odds are 8 percentage points higher due to climate change.

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World Cup 2026 & Climate Change

Tunisia flagTunisia
Netherlands flagNetherlands

June 25, 2026 • Kansas City Stadium

Group FOpen air
83%Chance of performance-impairing heat
+8%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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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

Netherlands flagNetherlands

Group F3 matches, 3 stadiums
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Netherlands flagNET—Japan flagJAP

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

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United States flagUnited States

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Algeria flagAlgeria—Austria flagAustria

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