Nearly one in five World Cup matches reached heat levels players’ union warns against

During this year's World Cup, nearly one in five of the tournament's matches took place in heat and humidity levels that the players' union has previously warned should trigger postponements, per Guardian analysis. Twenty-three additional matches were played in cities experiencing those same dangerous conditions, though in air-conditioned stadiums. The climate crisis is now a visible factor in how the world's biggest sporting event is conducted.

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