Before the Paraguay-France match, the temperature on the pitch was 50 °C

According to RMC Sport, before the 1/8 finals of the 2026 World Cup between the national teams of Paraguay and France, measuring the air temperature in the sun at the edge of the field showed a value of 50 ° C. The game will take place at Lincoln Financial Field (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA). Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan) will act as the chief referee. The referee's starting whistle will sound at 00:00 Moscow time. To combat the abnormal heat, air conditioners were installed next to the national team benches. At the stage of the 1/16 finals, the Paraguayan team beat Germany (1:1, 4:3 penalties), and France defeated Sweden with a score of 3:0. The current world champion is the Argentina national team. In the final of this 2022 tournament, the Argentine national team faced France. The main time of the game ended with the score 3:3, but in the penalty shootout the Argentina team was stronger.

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