With several host cities in peak thunderstorm season there is a high chance that some World Cup games could be disrupted.

Be prepared at the World Cup.

No one's talking about it enough — but a thunderstorm in Miami or Atlanta could stop a World Cup match dead in its tracks, with no guaranteed timeline for ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. A soccer player has died after being struck by lightning mid-game in ...

Severe weather and extreme heat threaten to cause unpredictable, hours-long match delays throughout the 2026 World Cup. Local ...

In October 1998, a shocking occurrence took place during a football match in the Democratic Republic of Congo. A bolt of lightning struck the pitch and resulted in the loss of the lives of 11 players ...

A soccer player was struck by lightning during a match over the weekend in Peru, killing him and wounding four other players in a horrific incident caught on a live video stream of the game. The ...

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Belton Parks and Recreation shared a video of damage to a soccer field they say was caused by lightning, though viewers had ...

A Peruvian soccer player is dead after being struck by lightning during a match. Jose Hugo de la Cruz Meza was playing in a televised game between Juventud Bellavista and Familia Chocca in Peru’s ...