The heat and time difference could bring unpleasant impetus for German fans and TV channels.
At the first World Cup with 48 teams, 104 games must be accommodated in the course. There will be up to six games a day to four different kick -off times.
So far, FIFA has only announced the days of the games, but not its kick -off times. It is expected that the games at the tournament in the USA, Canada and Mexico, like the club World Cup, will begin at 11 p.m. and 8 p.m. Central European summer time, but also at 11 p.m. and 2 a.m.
Should the German team qualify, it could also end up in the game plan on the late appointments.
New York-New Jersey stage-heat warning during the club World Cup
FIFA-Vice: “Will it be perfect? I don’t know”
“We have daily discussions with European and international media“, FIFA Vice President Victor Montagliani from Canada said at a conference in London.
The draw of the final round will take place on December 5th in Washington DC, after which the exact schedule of FIFA is to come. The question arises where the early games can take place, said Montagliani. “We will do our best that this is taken into account. But will every game be absolutely perfect with regard to the kick -off time and television transmission? I don’t know it. “
Several placeholders will be open in the draw, since the European playoffs of qualification and the intercontinental playoff tournament will only take place in March.
FIFA Vice President Victor Montagliani from Canada
Player union refers to the topic of heat
Some of the stadiums at the 2026 World Cup have lockable roofs, some are completely unexplored. The international player union FIFPRO, which has been fighting for FIFA for years, published a report this week that also dealt with the topic of heat. Accordingly, four games at the club World Cup should have been canceled because of heat. A temperature of 37 degrees Celsius was measured in the group game between Bayern Munich and Benfica Lisbon.
England’s Jew Bellingham at the club World Cup in Real Madrid’s jerseys
According to FIFPro, there is an “extreme risk” for heat-related health consequences at six of the 16 World Cup venues. Not only the active, the fans are also at risk. At the 1994 World Cup in the USA, the German team played in the hot hours in the afternoon in Chicago, Dallas and New York. Andreas Möller later said in the “Zeit” about the group game against South Korea: “The heat could hardly be endured on the square. I was happy when the referee whistled the game.“
There was already great heat at the 1994 World Cup in the USA, here Deutsche Bank in Dallas playing South Korea.
World Cup 2034 must be laid due to heat
The World Cup 2034 in Saudi Arabia because of the expected heat do not take place in summer. Due to various other calendar restrictions such as Christmas, Ramadan, Asia Games or the Winter Games Olympics, there is a lot going on for an appointment in January/February. The 2022 World Cup in Katar took place in November/December. Even for the 2030 World Cup in Spain, Portugal, Morocco, Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay, climatic questions arise – however, according to FIFA, it should stay here in summer.