NICK CAIN
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”Closing the roof of a stadium in a country with such high humidity is like putting a lid on a saucepan”
WE are heading into the ‘Dome Zone’ at the 2019 World Cup, and it could lead to strife. It could mean two quarter- finals being played in steaming temperatures under the closed roof in Oita, while the remaining two are played under the open sky at the Tokyo Stadium.
While the two knock-out games in Tokyo will also be played in humid conditions, the fact that the air is circulating more easily inside the stadium will...