Earlier this year, football fans were treated to an unusual image where the Borussia Dortmund bench watched the first half of their match against South Africa’s Mamelodi Sundowns from inside the locker room. This was due to a severe heatwave affecting the United States with the temperature that afternoon touching 36 degree Celsius (with a real feel of 39).

The next FIFA World Cup which is scheduled for 2026, returns to the same country i.e. the USA with the conditions expected to remain the same as during the Club World Cup in June-July this year. England coach Thomas Tuchel recently opened up about if he would consider leaving his subs in the dressing room in case of the heat.

“If this is what helps us later in the match when they come on, we have to consider this as a possibility. No

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