📸 Air con by the bench: is this the hottest World Cup match ever?

It is also the World Cup of extreme weather. The French already felt that in the group stage against Iraq, when the match was suspended for two hours because of severe weather. There were also concerns beforehand today about whether the game against Germany conquerors Paraguay could kick off on time.

>The good news: it will start on time. The bad news: it is extremely hot in Philadelphia. For this reason, air conditioners have already been set up next to the benches to make the heat more bearable.

>As 'The Athletic' reports, this could even be the hottest match ever at a football World Cup today. Temperatures are expected to be around 38 degrees.

>But another storm could follow the extreme heat as well.

>All those involved can only hope that the match can be completed within the usual time frame, and things could get heated on the pitch not only because of the temperatures.

>This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇩🇪 here.