the biggest game in soccer is scheduled for Sunday, when Argentina and Spain will meet in the World Cup final, which will take place outside New York City. There’s just one problem. Smoke from wildfires now threatens the match, and FIFA, the sport’s governing body, does not appear to have any plans to protect the health of players or fans.

Wildfire smoke blowing in from Canada has blanketed large swaths of the Midwest and East Coast in recent days, affecting more than a dozen states, with some of the hardest-hit cities facing air quality in ranges considered dangerous. New Yorkers are among those who have seen their air turn orange and hazy this week. On Thursday, the state issued an alert when the air quality index rose to “unhealthy” and “very unhealthy” levels. “If possible, avoid spending time outdoors,” officials advised.

As of Friday morning, air quality near the stadium remained in the unhealthy range, and while it was forecast to improve to “moderate” by kickoff Sunday, smoke patterns could still change. If concerns continue during the final, there is no way to close the open-air stadium where stars Lionel Messi and Lamine Yamal will face off. That means fans and players would almost certainly be exposed to the smoke, which could cause symptoms such as a burning throat, cough or headache, among others. This can be particularly dangerous for sensitive groups, including children, older people, and people with respiratory conditions such as asthma.

Players have also practiced outdoors during pregame air quality events: The Spanish team held a practice Thursday in New Jersey. “These are high-level athletes who move a lot of air through their lungs,” Courtney Howard, an emergency physician and official at the Global Alliance for Climate and Health, told the Associated Press. “They should not practice outdoors if air quality levels are in dangerous ranges for wildfire-related air pollution.”

FIFA, organizer of the World Cup, does not appear to have any contingency plan for smoke from wildfires. Neither FIFA nor officials at the New York City Health Department immediately responded to Grist’s request for comment. In a statement before Grist, FIFA detailed extensive protocols related to extreme heat, including mandatory water breaks for players, but made no mention of air quality.

“Weather-related risks,” the organization wrote last month, “are assessed as part of overall tournament planning and are managed in close coordination with host cities, stadium authorities and national agencies.”

Unlike FIFA, other leagues implement standardized adjustments triggered by air quality warnings. Under National Women’s Soccer League policy, for example, a women’s soccer game at Citi Field in New York on Thursday had additional hydration breaks for safety. NWSL policy adds hydration breaks with an air quality index of 101 (“unhealthy for sensitive groups”) and cancels or postpones games when the AQI exceeds 200 (“very unhealthy”). Major League Baseball rescheduled a game this week in Philadelphia and Major League Soccer canceled a game in Chicago because of smoke.

The World Cup is in its fifth and final week and, despite the games taking place in multiple wildfire-prone regions, FIFA’s bet that the air would stay clean has so far paid off. They may get lucky again this weekend, says Nicholas Watanabe, a professor of sports and entertainment management at the University of South Carolina, but that’s no excuse for not being prepared.

“FIFA does not seem to be prepared for these forest fires,” says Watanabe. “At the same time, it looks like the worst of the pollution will dissipate before the World Cup final, so FIFA will dodge a bullet and probably go ahead with the match.”

Some, however, question whether enough is being done, both by FIFA and other outdoor sports leagues facing these and other climate threats. FIFA has already been criticized this year for its extreme heat policies. “If we have to take a hydration break every 15 minutes, then we shouldn’t be playing,” said Trinity Rodman, who played in the smoke-affected NWSL soccer match in New York.