NEW YORK: Mikel Merino can smell and see the smoke from the Canadian wildfires that are making for hazy conditions across large parts of the US, including northern New Jersey where he and Spain are set to face Argentina in the World Cup final on Sunday. Merino is trying not to focus on it. It remains unclear how much, if at all, the smoke will affect the final. The World Health Organization forecast calls for an improvement to “moderate” air quality in East Rutherford.

New York City has been dealing with a "Code Red" due to the heat and air quality advisories from Canadian wildfire smoke days before the Spain-Argentina World Cup final.

Smoke from Canadian wildfires has placed a haze upon New York City, Toronto, and several other major metropolitan areas.