World Cup games face significant risk of 'serious heat illness' says international research group

Fans and players at this summer’s World Cup in North America face a significant risk of “serious heat illness” because of high temperatures and humidity, according to a new study by international research group World Weather Attribution (WWA).After six games at last summer’s Club World Cup were disrupted by heat and storms, FIFA has responded to criticism of its extreme-weather policies by introducing mandatory, three-minute “cooling breaks” for this tournament, which starts in Mexico City on June 11.Advertisement