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The Climate Story for:

To Be DeterminedWinner Match 93vs.To Be DeterminedWinner Match 94

Quarterfinals

Fri, July 10, 202612:00 p.m.Los Angeles StadiumRoof + open air

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

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62%Chance of performance-impairing heat+9%From climate change

The July 10 match at Los Angeles Stadium (Winner Match 93 vs. Winner Match 94) has a 62% chance of heat that can impair performance.

Those odds are 9 percentage points higher due to climate change.

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World Cup 2026 & Climate Change

To Be DeterminedWinner Match 93
To Be DeterminedWinner Match 94

July 10, 2026 • Los Angeles Stadium

QuarterfinalsRoof + open air
62%Chance of performance-impairing heat
+9%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.