EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The 6 p.m. sun beat down on MetLife Stadium, and the Argentina fans, eager but already exhausted, sought shelter. They milled about the vast concrete expanse that surrounds this 2026 World Cup venue; but while some sang songs on Tuesday, others huddled underneath spindly trees, in slivers of shade, or behind cars, beneath anything that could shield them from the blaze.
Beads of sweat rolled down their necks. A thousand miles away in Kansas City, Peruvian fans also dripped, and vacated their seats at a Copa América game to take cover.