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Round of 32

Wed, July 1, 20265:00 p.m. PDTSan Francisco Bay Area StadiumOpen air

Review the modeled heat risk for this match and how climate change affected the odds.

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26%Chance of performance-impairing heat-1%From climate change

The July 1 match at San Francisco Bay Area Stadium (United States vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina) had a 26% chance of heat that can impair performance.

Those odds were 1 percentage point lower due to climate change.

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World Cup 2026 & Climate Change

United States flagUnited States
Bosnia and Herzegovina flagBosnia and Herzegovina

July 1, 2026 • San Francisco Bay Area Stadium

Round of 32Open air
26%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.