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Aurelien Tchouameni pours water on his face. France will be playing in extreme weather today Howard Smith/ISI Photos
The heat has arrived. The first two weeks of this World Cup were relatively mild but with a heatwave gripping large swathes of the United States, temperatures have soared.
The Athletic’s weather expert Aaron Mentkowski reports that an Extreme Heat Warning is already in effect for Philadelphia until 8 p.m. Saturday, with the game between France and Paraguay scheduled to start at 5 p.m.
The high temperature forecasted in Philadelphia is 100F (38C), which is close to the record-high of 103F (39C), set on July 4, 1966. It will be dangerously hot, with a Heat Index between 105F (41C) and 115F (46C).
Philly prepares to host its last World Cup match amid extreme heat
Philadelphia's final World Cup match Saturday will be played amid dangerously hot temperatures.
At 5 p.m. on Saturday, July 4, France will face Paraguay at the Lincoln Financial Field, also known as the Philadelphia Stadium.
To mark Independence Day and the nation’s 250th anniversary, FIFA will celebrate the holiday with special pre-game programming at Saturday's game.
The action in Philadelphia will also feature half-time entertainment from another Grammy Award winner, DJ Jazzy Jeff.
In a release, FIFA said it is committed to protecting the health and safety of all players, referees, fans, volunteers and staff through a tiered heat mitigation model. In collaboration with the City of Philadelphia, medical experts and emergency authorities, FIFA shared the following steps it is taking to protect everyone amid the intense heat:
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Could a heatwave make World Cup matches 'unsafe' this week?
With 'feels like' temperatures up to 45C (113F) in parts of the United States this week, some World Cup matches could have heat indexes exceeding the threshold where global players' union Fifpro consider it too unsafe for play.
Dangerous heat is building across the US and Canada, according to the National Weather Service (NWS).
With air temperatures widely in the high 30s Celsius and close to 40C (104F), accompanied by high humidity, it will make the weather very uncomfortable with possible health-related impacts.
Temperature records could even be broken in some eastern States at the end of the week.
While western areas have seen temperatures dropping, a heatwave is developing further east
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