The Spanish national team canceled a training session before the 2026 World Cup final due to a thunderstorm

The Spanish national football team was unable to hold the final training session before the World Cup final due to a thunderstorm. This was announced on July 18 by the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF).

"The Spanish national team's training on the fields of the Melanie Lane training base in New Jersey has been suspended in accordance with the US safety protocol in the event of a storm," the RFEF news agency quoted Reuters as saying.

It is specified that the Argentine national team, which will compete for the first place of the World Cup with Spain, also faced problems due to bad weather. The team's training session started 45 minutes later than planned.

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The Argentine edition of Ole reported on July 17 that the forest fires in Canada and the resulting smoke could affect the hosting of the 2026 FIFA World Cup finals. The publication explained that the smoke spread to the northeast of the United States, where in a few days the final match of the tournament between the national teams of Spain and Argentina is scheduled to take place at the MetLife stadium in New York.