Dar es Salaam, July 4 -- EXTREME weather during the Club World Cup in the United States this summer means Fifa should think about playing the mens World Cup final at 9am next year, according to an expert. Professor Mike Tipton of Portsmouth University, a leading specialist on the effect of extreme temperature on the human body, was asked by BBC Sport how footballs governing body should handle a heatwave at next years tournament.

Like many, Tipton has been struck by the brutal conditions that players have been exposed to in some matches at the Club World Cup in the US, and which have underlined the potential threat facing Fifas 2026 showpiece when it returns to the same country at the same time of year.

Last week brought the summers firs...