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Jordan flagJordanvs.Argentina flagArgentina

Group Stage · Group J

Sat, June 27, 20269:00 p.m.Dallas StadiumClimate-controlled

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

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98%Chance of performance-impairing heat+2%From climate change

The June 27 match at Dallas Stadium (Jordan vs. Argentina) has a 98% chance of heat that can impair performance.

Those odds are 2 percentage points higher due to climate change.

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World Cup 2026 & Climate Change

Jordan flagJordan
Argentina flagArgentina

June 27, 2026 • Dallas Stadium

Group JClimate-controlled
98%Chance of performance-impairing heat
+2%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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Jordan flagJordan

Group J3 matches, 2 stadiums
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Austria flagAUS—Jordan flagJOR

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

Argentina flagArgentina

Group J3 matches, 2 stadiums
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Argentina flagARG—Algeria flagALG

68%Chance of performance-impairing heat+13%From climate change

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United States flagUnited States

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To Be DeterminedRunner-up Group E—To Be DeterminedRunner-up Group I

98%Chance of performance-impairing heat+2%From climate change