The weather, which is one of the factors of interest in the World Cup finals, is given greater importance in this edition. Brazil, for example, will play on the East Coast of the United States, a region known for high temperatures and weather conditions that can cause matches to be halted.
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More than one death group?
In practice, the only group that can be called the “Group of Death” is I, which includes France, Senegal and Norway, as well as second place in the international repeat. There are also other strong teams, such as F, which includes the Netherlands, Japan, Tunisia and a European team coming from the replay, and L, which includes England, Croatia, Ghana and Panama.
For the first time, an edition of the tournament will be held in three countries – Canada, the United States and Mexico – with 16 cities. The competition will also mark the beginning of the new format, which has been expanded to include 48 teams. Find out which stadiums will host the matches: