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Uruguay flagUruguayvs.Spain flagSpain

Group Stage · Group H

Fri, June 26, 20266:00 p.m.Estadio GuadalajaraOpen air

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

Data

70%Chance of performance-impairing heat+37%From climate change

The June 26 match at Estadio Guadalajara (Uruguay vs. Spain) has a 70% chance of heat that can impair performance.

Those odds are 37 percentage points higher due to climate change.

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World Cup 2026 & Climate Change

Uruguay flagUruguay
Spain flagSpain

June 26, 2026 • Estadio Guadalajara

Group HOpen air
70%Chance of performance-impairing heat
+37%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.

Uruguay flagUruguay

Group H3 matches, 2 stadiums
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Saudi Arabia flagKSA—Uruguay flagURU

88%Chance of performance-impairing heat+20%From climate change

Spain flagSpain

Group H3 matches, 2 stadiums
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Spain flagSPA—Cape Verde flagCAP

77%Chance of performance-impairing heat+15%From climate change

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Mexico flagMexico

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South Korea flagSouth Korea—Czechia flagCzechia

88%Chance of performance-impairing heat+20%From climate change