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Wildfire smoke blankets World Cup final stadium before kickoff

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Officials in New York and New Jersey issue an air quality health alert because of wildfire smoke just days before the World Cup final. A shirt worn by Pele during the 1958 World Cup final has sold for $4.9m (£3.6m) at a Sotheby's auction in New York. Footage shows smoke from Canadian wildfires shrouding the New York New Jersey Stadium ahead of Sunday’s World Cup.

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