Smoky skies meet World Cup final as MetLife hosts spectacle with travel snarls
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Heavy smoke from Canadian wildfires blankets New York as the World Cup 2026 final is held at MetLife Stadium, prompting air-quality and heat concerns, while fans face expensive, limited transport options and possible security quirks around a Trump entrance, all amid a sold-out event awaiting the global audience.
- Smoke, travel and Trump threaten New York’s grand World Cup finale The Guardian
- Sources: No concerns about World Cup final despite air quality issues ESPN
- As wildfire smoke threatens the World Cup final, more trouble may be brewing in the Pacific Northwest NBC News
- Timelapse shows World Cup final stadium nearly vanish in smoky haze BBC
- Will smoke smother out the World Cup final? Here’s the forecast CNN
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