In Glendale, Arizona, temperatures exceed 40 degrees Celsius.
Colombia national team, training, Qualifiers
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By:
Futbolred Editorial Team
June 27, 2024, 03:25 p.m. m.
The Colombian national team is making progress in preparing for its match this Friday against Costa Rica, for the second day of Group D of the 2024 Copa América.
And he does it as best he can, indoors and sheltering from frankly oppressive temperatures in the middle of the intense summer that is experienced – and suffered – in the western United States.
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In Glendale, Arizona, site of this Friday’s engagement, the situation is difficult for the protagonists themselves: “The temperature here is very high, even higher than in Barranquilla and we have worked very well on that to get this off the ground; This here is hell, I have never felt so hot before,” said Jhon Jader Durán in a press conference last Tuesday.
Change of plans
The situation is complex for the two opponents, although they bring the heat of their respective countries in the 2026 World Cup Qualifiers, since there is no way to enforce the schedules.
““The training sessions in Colombia and Costa Rica had to be cancelled due to the high temperatures. They are expected to take place at night,” said journalist Lizeth Durán of ESPN.
“It’s impossible, they would try to do it after six in the evening. Even at seven in the evening, the temperature would be very high,” he added.
In turn, Carlos Villamil, from DSports, stated from Glandale that the expected temperature for this Friday during the game is 43 degrees Celsius, undoubtedly a difficult condition for those who approach the University of Phoenix stadium. This traffic will be overwhelming but once inside the stadium, which is covered and has air conditioning, everything will be much more tolerable, around 26 degrees Celsius.
