Extreme heat along East Coast on July 4 threatens World Cup players and fans
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Argentina’s Lionel Messi, right, and Rodrigo De Paul splash water on themselves to cool down during a training session on the eve of their World Cup round of 32 soccer match against Cape Verde, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Thursday, July 2, 2026.
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Blistering temperatures and humidity gripped swaths of the United States on Wednesday, with the worst yet to come for the densely populated East Coast as the nation co-hosts the World Cup and prepares to celebrate its 250th birthday.
Forecasters say the hottest World Cup tournament match so far this year could hit Saturday afternoon, during the knockout round game between France and Paraguay in Philadelphia. Scientists with the World Weather Attribution say Friday that the humid heat engulfing…
Argentina’s Lionel Messi, right, and Rodrigo De Paul splash water on themselves to cool down during a training session on the eve of their World Cup round of 32 soccer match against Cape Verde, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Thursday, July 2, 2026.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Saturday’s afternoon knockout round game between France and Paraguay in Philadelphia could be this World Cup tournament’s hottest, posing dangers to the region as well as athletes and tens of thousands of fans in the open-air stadium.
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