The Climate Story for: Scotland
FIFA #43 | Elo #29
Group C
3 matches | 2 stadiums
Explore how heat could slow down performance for Scotland and how climate change is increasing the odds.
Matches
Scotland has completed its scheduled matches in the current data view. The match cards below preserve the modeled likelihood of performance-impairing heat and climate change influence for each match.
One of the group-stage matches that Scotland is playing has an above 50% likelihood of performance-impairing heat. Within their group, Scotland is the #3 team most at risk, with a 42% likelihood on average across their group-stage matches.
Potential routes
Paths to the final
Group C
See the potential road to victory for Scotland and the impact that heat may have on their prospects of winning. Group-stage match locations are fixed, and knockout match locations trace where Scotland could play as a group runner-up, third-place qualifier, or winner.
If Scotland makes it to the final, they will be playing in 4 matches with above 50% odds of performance-impacting heat. And 4 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 Scotland
World Cup 2026 & Climate Change
Scotland
Group CFIFA #43 | Elo #29As of June 9, 2026
1 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
Scotland
Group CFIFA #43 | Elo #29
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 13M5Boston
Jun 19M30Boston
Jun 24M49Miami
Jun 29M76Houston
Jul 5M91NY/NJ
Jul 11M99Miami
Jul 15M102Atlanta
Jul 19M104NY/NJ
Runner-up
Jun 13M5Boston
Jun 19M30Boston
Jun 24M49Miami
Jun 29M75Monterrey
Jul 4M90Houston
Jul 9M97Boston
Jul 14M101Dallas
Jul 19M104NY/NJ
Third*
Jun 13M5Boston
Jun 19M30Boston
Jun 24M49Miami
Jun 29M74Boston
Jul 4M89Philadelphia
Jul 9M97Boston
Jul 14M101Dallas
Jul 19M104NY/NJ