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Australia flagAustraliavs.Egypt flagEgypt

Round of 32

Fri, July 3, 20261:00 p.m. CDTDallas StadiumClimate-controlled

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

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

The July 3 match at Dallas Stadium (Australia vs. Egypt) had a 98% chance of heat that can impair performance.

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

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World Cup 2026 & Climate Change

Australia flagAustralia
Egypt flagEgypt

July 3, 2026 • Dallas Stadium

Round of 32Climate-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.