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A Six Nation World Cup: Climate, Power, Logistics

How the 2030 World Cup's centenary plan across six countries pulls together climate risk, the politics of sport, and the strained logistics of hosting on three continents.

6 booksJune 12, 2026

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When is the next FIFA World Cup? What to know about 2030 tournamentusatoday.com Most dangerous World Cup ever? Climate change poses growing risks for playerslatimes.com This may just be the last World Cupeconomist.com

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1. The Heat Will Kill You First
Jeff Goodell
Jeff Goodell’s reporting on heat and human vulnerability directly addresses climate risks to players and events...
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2. The Weather of the Future
Heidi Cullen
Heidi Cullen’s climate forecasting work provides context for changing weather patterns that will affect tournament...
Shelf signal: Environmental Science
3. The Games
David Goldblatt
David Goldblatt’s history of global sports situates the World Cup as a political and social force, useful for the...
Shelf signal: Social History
4. The Moscow Playbook
Bruce Berglund
The Moscow Playbook examines how states use sport for nationalist and propaganda aims, matching concerns about the...
Shelf signal: Russian History
5. The World in a Grain
Vince Beiser
Vince Beiser’s account of sand and infrastructure links to host-city construction and material supply pressures that...
Shelf signal: Environmental Economics
6. The New Map
Daniel Yergin
Daniel Yergin’s analysis of energy and geopolitics helps explain the logistical and fossil-fuel implications of...
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