Chelsea midfielder Enzo Fernandez heads into Sunday's Club World Cup final wary of the weather, along with Paris Saint-Germain.
"Honestly, the heat is incredible," Fernandez said Friday. "The other day I got a little dizzy during a play. I had to lie down on the ground because I was really dizzy. Playing in this temperature in very dangerous."
FIFA slashed ticket prices again ahead of the final, as it has throughout the tournament.
Chelsea and PSG play starting at 3 p.m. EDT in MetLife Stadium, also site of next year's World Cup final. Because of the heat, Fernandez recommended FIFA avoid afternoon kickoffs at the 2026 tournament.
"The speed of the game is not the same," he said. "Everything becomes very slow. Well, let's hope that next year they change the schedule, at least so that it remains a beautiful and attractive football spectacle."