Smoke and Miracles: The Unlikely Threat to Sunday's FIFA Showdown A wildfire haze drifting south from Canada has blanketed much of the northeastern United States in a dense smoke, prompting air quality alerts and raising questions over whether football's biggest match could face weather related disruption.
The World Cup final between Argentina and Spain has been a long time coming, but it seems an unexpected opponent is trying to steal the spotlight – or rather, obscure it.
The irony is not lost on anyone that just when these teams were supposed to be preparing for the grand finale, they're instead navigating through smog.