Duchene2MacKinnon
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The Spaniards and Italians are used to high temperatures. I wouldn't coun them out.So our european friends will likely falter in 2026.... nice.
So our european friends will likely falter in 2026.... nice.
That's not empirical at all actually. That chart merely plots the average June high temperatures in the cities where the Final was hosted.
1990, a good world cup. Surprises me, as I don't remember it being a topic, but it was in Mexico. At least on German telly.
1978-1986 those were the best 2 world cups. Followed by 1990 and 2014. Distant 3 and 4th spot. The rest should be stricken from the record IMO.
Nah they sucked. For one thing D2M wasn’t born so it didn’t matter.What I've seen of 70 & 74 looked fun.
Exactly.Aye, cause your country won? From a footballing standpoint, Italia 90 was atrocious, especially considering the quality of football that was displayed in the previous two world cups.
but many matches of the World Cup were played elsewhere with very different conditions.
Aye, cause your country won? From a footballing standpoint, Italia 90 was atrocious, especially considering the quality of football that was displayed in the previous two world cups.
That's one of the things I remember most about the 94 WC, Belgium beating Holland in an epic afternoon game in the soaring heat of Orlando with temps exceeding 45°C/115°F
I'm assuming you mean either the heat index or ground (not air) temperature, because it has not gotten to 115F in Orlando in recorded history. Orlando, and most of the rest of Florida for that matter, is generally too humid to reach that air temperature.
"Historical weather records say the temperature at 2 p.m. was about 90 degrees. News accounts, however, pushed the on-field temps over 100. According to the New York Times, 160 fans were treated for heat-related stress and 12 were hospitalized."
"Temperatures in Doha at the moment are breaching the 40 degrees celsius mark, and in the past temperatures have hit as high as 53 degrees celsius. Professional footballers have had to play in high temperatures before, however. The 1994 World Cup in the US saw temperatures reaching 45 degrees celsius."
I'm assuming you mean either the heat index or ground (not air) temperature, because it has not gotten to 115F in Orlando in recorded history. Orlando, and most of the rest of Florida for that matter, is generally too humid to reach that air temperature.
Probably ground temps I think, yeah.
from someone who was there:
from an article about the Qatar WC:
At 11 secs, this clip shows it was 100F. No idea how accurate that is.
Have to differentiate between officially measured temperature, which needs to be measured in a specific set of conditions that usually aren't met on a football pitch, and what a random thermometer put up somewhere reads. It's like the thermometer reading in your car or those digital temperature signs they sometimes have outside banks or pharmacies. No-one's making sure those readings are accurate or in line with official regulations on measuring temperature.
Qatar's climate is simply ludicrous, so I hope FIFA's members at least got a few gold-plated Ferraris apiece for accepting the bribe to allow the tournament to proceed there, otherwise they sold low.
Have to differentiate between officially measured temperature, which needs to be measured in a specific set of conditions that usually aren't met on a football pitch, and what a random thermometer put up somewhere reads. It's like the thermometer reading in your car or those digital temperature signs they sometimes have outside banks or pharmacies. No-one's making sure those readings are accurate or in line with official regulations on measuring temperature.
4, eh?
That'll show 'em.
Apparently all the other racist instagram posts were from outside the UK.
Shush, you're spoiling the narrative!