Heat was an issue at the 2024 Copa America in the U.S., with Uruguay's Ronald Araujo reported feeling 'dizzy' during a game.

And in 2022, the Qatar World Cup was moved from summer to winter due to fears over extreme heat. Dr Mullan found temperatures at the next World Cup are likely to be at their peak in the afternoon ...

That would massively reduce the risk of extreme heat.” The last World Cup played in Qatar was moved for the very reason of extreme heat to the western winter calendar, a first for the World Cup. The ...

Qatar is scheduled to host the 2022 World Cup. “The temperature of dark asphalt is 20 degrees Celsius higher than the actual temperature, because black attracts and radiates heat,” Doha city ...

Workers hired to help build hotels, a new airport, and rail infrastructure in Qatar ahead of the 2022 FIFA World Cup are ...

The temperatures at 14 of the 16 stadiums being used for the 2026 World Cup could exceed potentially ... at six of the locations with the highest heat risk and no indoor air conditioning.

Almost 90 per cent of stadiums hosting the 2026 World Cup could face potentially dangerous levels of heat, Queen’s University research has revealed. With climate change and extreme heat becoming a ...

Revenues from previous World Cups have been put into legacy funds ... health and safety of high-risk individuals from extreme heat. Qatar came under intense pressure over its treatment of foreign ...

With the success of the 2022 FIFA World Cup and 2023 Asian Cup tournaments, Qatar has emerged as a destination for football events. This has had a flow-on effect in the region, as Morocco and ...