City must 'be ready to suffer' in Orlando heat, says Guardiola

VIDEO SHOWS: MANCHESTER CITY HEAD COACH, PEP GUARDIOLA, AND JUVENTUS HEAD COACH, IGOR TUDOR SPEAKING AT NEWS CONFERENCES AHEAD OF THEIR CLUB WORLD CUP GROUP G MATCH / SOUNDBITES FROM GUARDIOLA AND TUDOR

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SHOWS: ORLANDO, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES (JUNE 25, 2025) (FIFA/DAZN - See restrictions)

1. MANCHESTER CITY HEAD COACH, PEP GUARDIOLA, ARRIVING AT NEWS CONFERENCE

2. (SOUNDBITE) (English) MANCHESTER CITY HEAD COACH, PEP GUARDIOLA, SAYING:

"No, it’s obviously hot. So we cannot change it, right? So it’s better to play like the last stadium that we played; that was fantastic. But I think all the teams have to handle it. So it is what it is. For the new World Cup, next World Cup, the people know it already. But yeah, we have to be ready to suffer."

3. WHITE FLASH

4. (SOUNDBITE) (English) MANCHESTER CITY HEAD COACH, PEP GUARDIOLA, SAYING:

"But I think it’s two big clubs. I think hopefully there will be people. I’m pretty sure that as the competition goes forward - last 16, quarter-finals, semi-finals - the stadiums will be full. I said the other day, it’s not easy. There are stadiums with 70,000, 80,000 people. So it’s not easy, you know, to have a full crowd. Right? But it’s fine. Hopefully we can do a good game and the people can come. Only I can advise to the people, bring a lot, a lot of water, hats, towels in the necks, because I think it will be tough."

5. JUVENTUS HEAD COACH, IGOR TUDOR, ARRIVING AT NEWS CONFERENCE

6. (SOUNDBITE) (Italian) JUVENTUS HEAD COACH, IGOR TUDOR, SAYING:

"This heat, the 3 p.m. summer sun, is not ideal for playing football. He’s (Guardiola) right that you can’t press as much as you’d like to. If I’m not mistaken, he made 10 changes (ACTUALLY 11) in his second match from the team that started the first match whereas we started both matches with the same 11 players. So you can we’re arriving in different conditions for this third match but He’s already made 10 substitutions across his first we will certainly make some changes tomorrow."

7. WHITE FLASH

8. (SOUNDBITE) (Italian) JUVENTUS HEAD COACH, IGOR TUDOR, SAYING:

"In my opinion, Manchester City, together with Real Madrid,have been the best team in the world for the last 10 years. They have the best coach in the world in my opinion. They are a wonderful team in every aspect.

9. (MUTE) TUDOR LEAVING NEWS CONFERENCE

STORY: Pep Guardiola on Wednesday (June 25) said his Manchester City side must 'be ready to suffer' in the Orlando heat when they take on Italian giants Juventus in their third and final Club World Cup G match.

The game kicks off at 3.p.m. local time (1900 GMT) on Thursday (June 26), with temperatures in central Florida forecasted to hit 33 Celsius.

Until now, Man City have managed to avoid playing in the sweltering summer heat which has affected other teams at the inaugural 32-team intercontinental tournament in the United States.

They thrashed Emirati outfit Al-Ain 6-0 at Atlanta's enclosed Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Sunday (June 22), under a closed roof and air conditioning, and won their opener in Philadelphia 2-0 over Morocco's Wydad 2-0 before a code red heat wave hit the East Coast.

Had Guardiola's side added another goal to their 6-0 rout of the 2024 Asian champions, a draw against Juve would have been enough to top Group G. But as it stands, the Italians lead the standings on goals scored and only victory will see City advance as group winners.

(Production: Conal Quinn)