The Climate Story for: Cape Verde
FIFA #69 | Elo #72
Group H
3 matches | 3 stadiums
Explore how heat could slow down performance for Cape Verde and how climate change is increasing the odds.
Matches
The next scheduled match for Cape Verde has a 97% likelihood of performance-impairing heat, which is 2 percentage points higher due to climate change.
All of the group-stage matches that Cape Verde is playing have an above 50% likelihood of performance-impairing heat. Within their group, Cape Verde is the #1 team most at risk, with a 87% likelihood on average across their group-stage matches.
Potential routes
Paths to the final
Group H
See the potential road to victory for Cape Verde and the impact that heat may have on their prospects of winning. Group-stage match locations are fixed, and knockout match locations trace where Cape Verde could play as a group runner-up, third-place qualifier, or winner.
If Cape Verde makes it to the final, they will be playing in 6 matches with above 50% odds of performance-impacting heat. And 3 matches where climate change is increasing the odds by at least 10 percentage points.
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Chance of heat conditions that can slow player performance.
G1
G2
G3
R32
R16
QF
SF
Final
Winner
Runner-up
Third*
* Third-place qualification depends on results; only one possible R32 destination is shown.
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Group-round heat risk for Cape Verde
World Cup 2026 & Climate Change
Cape Verde
Group HFIFA #69 | Elo #72As of June 9, 2026
3 of 3 matches have above 50% odds of performance-impairing heat
- “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.
Tournament path heat risk
World Cup 2026 & Climate Change
Possible tournament paths
Cape Verde
Group HFIFA #69 | Elo #72
Chance of heat conditions that can slow player performance.
0 to 9%10 to 24%25 to 49%50 to 74%75 to 89%90%+
G1
G2
G3
R32
R16
QF
SF
Final
Winner
Jun 15M14Atlanta
Jun 21M37Miami
Jun 26M65Houston
Jul 2M84Los Angeles
Jul 6M93Dallas
Jul 10M98Los Angeles
Jul 14M101Dallas
Jul 19M104NY/NJ
Runner-up
Jun 15M14Atlanta
Jun 21M37Miami
Jun 26M65Houston
Jul 3M86Miami
Jul 7M95Atlanta
Jul 11M100Kansas City
Jul 15M102Atlanta
Jul 19M104NY/NJ
Third*
Jun 15M14Atlanta
Jun 21M37Miami
Jun 26M65Houston
Jun 30M77NY/NJ
Jul 4M89Philadelphia
Jul 9M97Boston
Jul 14M101Dallas
Jul 19M104NY/NJ
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