World Cup organisers ‘monitoring closely’ wildfire smoke ahead of final
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July 18, 2026
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NEW YORK, United States (AFP)—World Cup organisers said Friday they were “monitoring closely” the smoke gripping swaths of the United States ahead of the tournament’s weekend final in New Jersey which has been affected by dangerously unhealthy air.
“There’s been discussion about it, and we have somebody with the National Weather Service that sits in FIFA headquarters there, so we’re monitoring closely,” Andrew Giuliani, White House World Cup task force executive director, told a briefing.
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