Gianni Infantino says FIFA will make use of coated stadiums throughout daytime matches at subsequent yr’s World Cup, after Chelsea’s Enzo Fernandez described situations on the Membership World Cup as “very harmful”.
FIFA’s flagship membership competitors has been beset by points, with excessive warmth and storms affecting a number of video games in varied host cities.
Chelsea’s semi-final victory over Fluminense at MetLife Stadium – the venue for the 2026 World Cup remaining – was performed in temperatures exceeding 35 levels Celsius.
That prompted Fernandez to induce FIFA to change the schedule of subsequent yr’s World Cup, forward of Chelsea’s remaining assembly with Paris Saint-Germain on Sunday.
Sixteen venues have been chosen for subsequent yr’s event, 11 of that are in america. Nonetheless, a number of of these stadiums – together with Arrowhead Stadium, Levi’s Stadium, Lincoln Monetary Subject and MetLife Stadium – are not less than partly uncovered to the weather.
Talking at a information convention at Trump Tower in Manhattan, Infantino mentioned: “Each criticism we obtain is a supply for us to review and analyse what we will do higher.”
“In fact, the warmth is a matter. Final yr, on the Olympic Video games in Paris, video games in the course of the day, in all sports activities, befell in very popular situations.
“Cooling breaks are crucial and we are going to see what we will do, however we’ve got stadiums with roofs, and we will certainly use these stadiums in the course of the day subsequent yr.”
Pedro Neto bringing the warmth. pic.twitter.com/GVfORkd8Cv
— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) July 9, 2025
Infantino, who confirmed US President Donald Trump will attend Sunday’s remaining, additionally claimed a number of groups that didn’t qualify for the Membership World Cup had requested invites.
“I’ve been talking to groups from Europe who got here right here, and all have been very blissful,” he mentioned.
“Some groups from Europe who didn’t qualify known as us and requested if they might take part.
“In fact, we might love Liverpool, Arsenal, Manchester United, Tottenham, AC Milan and Barcelona right here, however there’s a qualifying standards.
“We’ll see what the longer term will carry us. We’ll make this higher. Now we have had criticisms, and we should do higher.
“Ought to the nation limits be two or 4 groups? There are lots of parts we will take into consideration. For now, we go forward once more with this in 2029 and we are going to see.”
