Posted on 02/28/2025 12:30:02 AM PST by xxqqzz
A study from Europe has warned FIFA about the extreme temperatures expected in the U.S. during the 2026 World Cup, raising concerns over player safety and match scheduling.
FIFA has finalized plans for the 2026 World Cup, which will feature several historic changes. For the first time, the tournament will expand to 48 teams (up from 32 since France 1998), run for over five weeks, and span three host nations: the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
Despite these plans, new challenges have surfaced, particularly for some U.S. host cities. Climate change poses a significant threat, according to a study by Queen’s University Belfast, as reported by ABC News.
The study projects a sharp increase in humidity and solar radiation in the Northern Hemisphere during the summer of 2026, coinciding with the World Cup schedule. These conditions could severely impact player performance and increase the risk of heat-related health issues.
To mitigate the risk, researchers have suggested delaying game times to avoid the hottest parts of the day. Another potential solution is installing air conditioning in stadiums, as seen during the Qatar 2022 World Cup.
Currently, only three of the 16 selected U.S. venues—Dallas’ AT&T Stadium, Houston’s NRG Stadium, and Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium—are equipped with such technology.
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Obviously ludicrous.
But keeping it out of the US is a good idea.
What utter bunk. This is more about creating yet another media narrative than any actual safety concerns. Everything the globalist do is about the narrative.
We spent time in Europe a few years back and EVERY NEWS STORY had an element of “climate change” woven into it. There was rioting over a guy that tried to kill some cops and they blamed climate change. The lemon crop was not as bountiful so it was due to climate change, not the revised rules of pesticide use. The coastal erosion was not a natural occurrence, like something that has been happening since the dawn of time, no, it was due to global warming.
They don’t take a minute off.
Usually cooler temps in Mexico that time of year. Go there.
The Antarctic is not so hot and humid that time of the year.....
Yes. FIFA has no problem going to Qatar or sauna cities in southern Europe or Latin America. The people who run FIFA care about bribes, not comfort or player safety.
That said, I’m not keen on summer games outdoors in southern tier U.S. cities. There are plenty of more temperate cities in the U.S. The television dollars, not single game ticket sales in LA, drive the money, and the same viewers would watch if the LA game was shifted to Nome. But Nome might not be as popular with the billionnaires buying the sky suites.
If I were planning a U.S. based Olympics with summer dates, I might give southern California beach volleyball, but I would take serious sports elsewhere.
Or maybe Greenland.😉
That nasty, old man climate change.
“ They don’t take a minute off.”
Sad and disturbing at the same time.
Plan on catching a couple matches next summer.
Montreal & NY. Maybe Washington if time permits.
Maybe see if Trump wants to go also.👍😉
-PJ
-PJ
-PJ
Yeah, but they couldn’t tell you what the weather’s gonna’ be like next Tuesday.
Except of course for the south and central americans who can watch from the comfort of their own homes instead of in the US.
This is pretty much crap.
Sounds to me like FIFA doesn’t want to disadvantage soccer’s higher tier countries.
How’s this for bunk.
“The study projects a sharp increase in humidity and solar radiation in the Northern Hemisphere during the summer of 2026.”
Weather predictions more than 3 days out are just SWAGS.
(Scientific wild ass guesses.)
Let the Marxist sport stay in Europe, Africa and SA.
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