His struggle World Cup Between Al Ahli from Egypt and Palmeira from Brazil, it was interrupted after an hour of race at Metlife Stadium in New Jersey on Thursday (19.06.2025), due to information on upcoming extreme weather and expected storm.
This is the second time that the World Cup match has been interrupted by the weather.
Referee Anthony Taylor asked the two teams to immediately leave the field in the 63rd minute, shortly after 2-0 in favor of Palmeira in the 1st group match, after informing an official next to the stadium.
Repeated announcements from the Stadium loudspeakers called on the public to leave their positions and to resort to the interior of the stadium due to the threat of “severe weather”, though the fans were slow to respond. The match, however, continued
63′ The game is interrupted due to bad weather!
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The start of the 6th group match in Orlando on Tuesday (17/6), between Mamelonti Santauns from South Africa and Ulson HD from South Korea had been delayed by 65 minutes due to threat to lightning.