{"id":257188,"date":"2025-07-11T21:19:09","date_gmt":"2025-07-11T21:19:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/257188\/"},"modified":"2025-07-11T21:19:09","modified_gmt":"2025-07-11T21:19:09","slug":"i-was-really-dizzy-enzo-fernandez-reveals-scare-in-heat-of-club-world-cup-club-world-cup-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/257188\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018I was really dizzy\u2019: Enzo Fern\u00e1ndez reveals scare in heat of Club World Cup | Club World Cup 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"

Enzo Fern\u00e1ndez has said that the high temperatures at the Club World Cup<\/a> are dangerous and revealed that he needed to lie down during Chelsea\u2019s win over Fluminense<\/a> because the heat left him feeling \u201creally dizzy\u201d.<\/p>\n

The Argentina midfielder is the latest player to criticise the tournament\u2019s scheduling and call for Fifa to make changes before the World Cup takes place in Canada, Mexico and the US next summer.<\/p>\n

Challenging weather conditions in the US have been a major talking point during the first edition of the expanded Club World Cup. Thunderstorms have caused delays to games<\/a>, and teams have also had to deal with mid-afternoon kick-offs in intense heat.<\/p>\n

Temperatures were high when Chelsea faced Fluminense at 3pm in the first semi-final at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey last Thursday. Local authorities had issued a heat warning and Fern\u00e1ndez, who was conducting media duties before Chelsea face Paris Saint-Germain<\/a> in Sunday\u2019s final, saying that he needed treatment in the second half will heap pressure on Fifa to consider late kick-off times at the 2026 World Cup.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe heat is incredible,\u201d Fern\u00e1ndez said. \u201cThe other day I got a bit dizzy during a play. I had to lie down on the ground because I was really dizzy. Playing in this temperature is very dangerous, it\u2019s very dangerous.<\/p>\n

\u201cMoreover, for the spectacle, for the people who come to enjoy the stadium, for the people who watch it at home. The game, the speed of the game is not the same, everything becomes very slow. Well, let\u2019s hope that next year they change the schedule, at least so that it remains a beautiful and attractive football spectacle, right?\u201d<\/p>\n

Levi Colwill agreed that the heat has led to slower games. \u201cIf you turn the game into a basketball match in this heat, it\u2019s not going to help anyone,\u201d the Chelsea<\/a> centre-back said. \u201cYou have to control the ball way more, pick the right times to attack and try to score.\u201d<\/p>\n

There was an attempt to ask Fern\u00e1ndez, who spoke and fielded questions exclusively in Spanish, about him singing a homophobic and racist song<\/a> after Argentina\u2019s Copa Am\u00e9rica triumph last year, but the 24-year-old did not appear to understand the question.<\/p>\n

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