England's World Cup quarter-final with Norway could be hit with delays for water breaks as heatwave hits France A heatwave is set to send temperatures soaring in France later this week England face Norway in Le Havre on Thursday night at 9pm local time If pitchside temperatures exceed 32°C they will have to take cooling breaksBy James Dutton For Mailonline Published: 14:15 BST, 25 June 2019 | Updated: 14:15 BST, 25 June 2019 Viewcomments Soaring temperatures in France could hit England's World Cup quarter-final showdown against Norway with delays. After a low-key start to the summer in Northern Europe the mercury is set to reach 27°C in Le Havre on Thursday. With the temperature likely to be even hotter on pitchside, it raises the possibility of the Lionesses' game being affected. Soaring temperatures in France could hit England's World Cup quarter-final with Norway Temperatures have to exceed 32 for there to be water breaks lasting three minutes half-an-hour into each half, although England's match kicks-off at 9pm local time. Cooling breaks were introduced at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, where the temperature reached above 32 in the last-16 match between Holland and Mexico in Fortaleza. FIFA's regulations at last summer's World Cup in Russia stated: 'Extreme weather conditions may warrant cooling breaks to be implemented during the course of a match in accordance with the protocols established by the FIFA Medical Committee and/or documented in the FIFA Football Emergency Medicine Manual. 'Such breaks will be considered on a match-by-match basis. Responsibility for implementing and controlling cooling breaks resides with the referee.' Cooling breaks were brought in for when the pitchside temperature exceeds 32°C in 2014 Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site dailymail and under his responsibility