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Could a heatwave make World Cup matches 'unsafe' this week?
Key takeaways
- The heat will be accompanied by high humidity which will make the weather more uncomfortable with possible health-related impacts.
- As the heatwave intensifies later this week, heat indexes may approach the threshold where Fifapro consider it too unsafe for play.
- This means that some of the World Cup last-32 matches this week could experience some of the hottest and most difficult conditions of the tournament so far.
Why this matters: a sports story that could shift standings, legacies, or fan conversations.
IMAGN IMAGES/Reuters By Darren Bett and Simon King , Lead Weather Presenters Published40 minutes ago Temperatures will be rising in parts of the United States and Canada this week as dangerous heat builds, according to the National Weather Service (NWS).
The heat will be accompanied by high humidity which will make the weather more uncomfortable with possible health-related impacts.
As the heatwave intensifies later this week, heat indexes may approach the threshold where Fifapro consider it too unsafe for play.
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