World Cup organisers 'monitoring' wildfire smoke ahead of New Jersey final
- By Greta Ruffino with AP, AFP Published on 17/07/2026 - 17:52 GMT+2•Updated 17:59 World Cup organizers said Friday they were "monitoring closely" the smoke gripping swaths of the United States ahead of the tournament's weekend final in New Jersey.
- "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.
- Officials urged people to stay indoors or wear masks outside as air quality reached unhealthy to hazardous
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- By Greta Ruffino with AP, AFP Published on 17/07/2026 - 17:52 GMT+2•Updated 17:59 World Cup organizers said Friday they were "monitoring closely" the smoke gripping swaths of the United States ahead of the tournament's weekend final in New Jersey.
- "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.
- Officials urged people to stay indoors or wear masks outside as air quality reached unhealthy to hazardous
Sources: Euronews