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Colombia flagColombiavs.Ghana flagGhana

Round of 32

Fri, July 3, 20268:30 p.m. CDTKansas City StadiumOpen air

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

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

The July 3 match at Kansas City Stadium (Colombia vs. Ghana) had a 83% chance of heat that can impair performance.

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

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World Cup 2026 & Climate Change

Colombia flagColombia
Ghana flagGhana

July 3, 2026 • Kansas City Stadium

Round of 32Open 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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