Club World Cup 2025: Ten players asked to be substituted in sultry conditions, Juve coach says
Temperatures reached 30 degrees Celsius with a humidity of 70% -- a punishing combination for the players at the Hard Rock Stadium.
Real prevailed thanks to a Gonzalo Garcia goal to reach the quarterfinal, while Kylian Mbappe made his start in the tournament as a second-half substitute.
The extreme heat in several cities hosting the Club World Cup has been a focal point in the tournament, which is seen as a dry run for next year's men's World Cup.
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FIFA has implemented cooling breaks, one per half, and mitigating measures, but some players and coaches have been complaining about the conditions.
On the conditions, Tudor said: 'In the end, 10 players asked to be substituted — 10 players asked to come off. It wasn't possible; the exhaustion was incredible.
'There's the tension of this match, which burns you energy. Then there's this heat, which really gets to you… and the third thing that completes the conditions today is playing in this humidity, right? These three things together combined.'
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