Geneva, Jul 1 (AP) Extreme heat faced by soccer players at the Club World Cup in the United States will likely be an even bigger problem at the next two men’s World Cups, their global union FIFPRO warned on Monday. The monthlong club event is being played in a heatwave in 11 American cities and union officials praised FIFA for helping to better protect players with cooling measures at games. Also Read | WWE RAW Results and Highlights Today, June 30: The Judgment Day Win World Tag Team Belts, Seth Rollins Gets Attacked By CM Punk and LA Knight, and Other Results on Monday Night Raw on Netflix. Still, FIFA did not take FIFPRO’s pre-tournament advice to look at postponing kickoff times by several hours on the hottest days 鈥 a move that would be even more complicated at a World Cup with more commercial pressures in play and more games scheduled each day. Six of the 16 World Cup host cities next year in the U.S., Canada and Mexico are judged by FIFPRO as 鈥渆xtremely high risk鈥 for heat stress injury to players among the 48 teams. The highest risk cities are Atlanta, Dallas, Houston, Kansas, Miami and Monterrey though some have indoor, air-conditioned stadiums. Also Read | A Look at Best Midfielders in Indian Super League History, From Hugo Boumous to Javi Hernandez; Check Full List. 鈥淲e are anticipating that this problem is going to be even more crucial for the coming years,鈥 FIFPRO medical director Vincent Gouttebarge told reporters in a briefing call. The 2030 World Cup will be co-hosted in June and July by Spain, Portugal and Morocco where fewer stadiums are enclosed and cooled, and temperatures in some cities on Monday were at or above 100 degrees F (38 C). By 2030 the hot weather prospects for the tournament there 鈥渋s even perhaps worse than what we have been facing so far,鈥 Gouttebarge cautioned. FIFPRO said extra heat mitigation measures could include 20-minute halftime breaks instead of 15 to help lower players’ core temperatures, and cooling breaks in play every 15 minutes. Currently, breaks are taken in the 30th minute of each half. FIFA was approached for comment. FIFA has reacted during the Club World Cup to lower the threshold for insisting on cooling or water breaks, plus placing more water and towels around the edge of the field. 鈥淲e are partially happy because FIFA have been quite responsive once the tournament was underway,鈥 FIFPRO CEO-like general secretary Alex Phillips said. Better shading benches for the substitutes and more hydration breaks are also preferred by the union, which has national affiliates representing players in about 70 countries. 鈥淎ll these practical things is something that we must do better,鈥 said Alexander Bielefeld, FIFPRO strategy director, though adding 鈥渁t some point that probably won’t be enough.鈥 The union gave its research to FIFA ahead of the Club World Cup opening on June 14, based on weather trends in the host cities since 2014. Seven of the 11 were judged high risk with Philadelphia and Washington, DC, at the top end. 鈥淭he past few weeks was also a confirmation of our worry,鈥 Gouttebarge said, 鈥渢hat the heat condition would play a negative role for the performance and health of the players.鈥 Six Club World Cup games also were stopped because of forecast electric storms nearby. The delay was nearly two hours in Charlotte during Chelsea’s win in the round of 16 against Benfica. (AP) (This is an unedited and auto-generated story from Syndicated News feed, LatestLY Staff may not have modified or edited the content body)