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Heat Is Putting Soccer Matches In Peril

Players of Team Canada celebrate their side’s first goal scored by Jessie Fleming of Team Canada during the semifinal match between the U.S. and Canada at Kashima Stadium on Aug. 2, 2021 in Kashima, Ibaraki, Japan.
Players of Team Canada celebrate their side’s first goal scored by Jessie Fleming of Team Canada during the semifinal match between the U.S. and Canada at Kashima Stadium on Aug. 2, 2021 in Kashima, Ibaraki, Japan. Photo: Naomi Baker (Getty Images)

The women’s soccer teams from Canada and Sweden are scheduled to play in the gold medal match final on Friday at 11 a.m. local time at Olympic Stadium. But on Wednesday, they requested that the match be rescheduled due to extreme heat and humidity projected for the morning of the game. But according to CBC News anchor Devin Heroux, there’s a problem: track and field is scheduled to play at the stadium in the evening. Let’s hope they find another solution, like moving the game to Yokohama Stadium where the semifinal was held this week so that it can take place after the day’s peak heat.

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