Brazil-Norway Match Faces High Storm Risk at 83 Degrees as FIFA Uses 8-Mile Lightning Rule
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Updated · FOX Sports · Jul 4
Brazil-Norway Match Faces High Storm Risk at 83 Degrees as FIFA Uses 8-Mile Lightning Rule
3 articles · Updated · FOX Sports · Jul 4
Summary
FOX Weather forecast 83-degree heat and scattered thunderstorms for Sunday’s Brazil-Norway World Cup round-of-16 match at New York New Jersey Stadium, assigning a high Risk of Weather Impact.
FIFA suspends play immediately if lightning is detected within an eight-mile radius, and the match can resume only after 30 minutes pass without another strike.
Any new lightning detection resets that countdown, so delays can last for hours; teams must shelter in place and return to the locker room during a stoppage.
Weather has already disrupted this World Cup: France’s June 23 match against Iraq in Philadelphia was halted for two hours, and Mexico’s June 30 game against Ecuador was delayed by one hour.