More than 1 in 3 World Cup matches face dangerous heat risk, NPR analysis finds 22%
NPR - By Rebecca Hersher, Rahul Mukherjee - 6/4/2026, 9:00 AM
Appeal to Authority 18.5% - Negativity Bias 18.3% - Anecdotal 10.4%
The men's soccer World Cup kicks off next week at 16 stadiums across North America, just as summer weather arrives in many of the host cities. Millions of fans, players and workers could be exposed to potentially harmful heat, an NPR analysis finds. More than one-third of World Cup matches are at high risk for dangerously hot, humid... more