​France coach Didier Deschamps says his team will be able to adapt to the potential impact of extreme heat on their World Cup last-16 clash with Paraguay on Saturday, as a brutal heatwave affects the northeast United States. The teams meet in Philadelphia, the same city celebrating the 250th anniversary of American independence, where weather warnings are in place due to the conditions. “We knew it would be very hot. I think tomorrow will be a little cooler than today, and I hope there are no storms this time,” Deschamps told reporters at Lincoln Financial Field, where the match will take place. France have already played in Philadelphia during the group stage, earning a 3-0 victory over Iraq that was briefly interrupted by a two-hour storm delay. “It is something we need to take into account, but I think every team has prepared for it. It can have an impact on all the teams,” Deschamps said. “This will be our fifth game at the tournament and that will have an impact as well, but I am not fixated on the heat.” FIFPro, the global players union, had warned during last year’s Club World Cup in the United States about the dangers of playing in extreme conditions. Philadelphia is enduring temperatures around 38 degrees Celsius (101 Fahrenheit) on Friday, with the US National Weather Service issuing an extreme heat warning through Saturday evening. The match is due to kick off at 5:00 pm local time (21:00 GMT). “We are aware that the weather will be really tough tomorrow, but it is a disadvantage for both teams, so we just need to handle it,” said France’s Didier Deschamps. Les Bleus, who have a full squad available aside from the unfit Marcus Thuram, have been among the tournament’s standout teams so far. “France are like an electrical storm. We need to be aware that the storm is coming and try to be prepared for the lightning bolts,” said Gustavo Alfaro, the Paraguayan coach. “We are used to the heat, and of course we have to suffer with it. You would never play a World Cup game at 5:00 pm in Paraguay, and if we did we might lose, but it’s like when you go to Quito to play Ecuador, and you have to be ready for the altitude.” Paraguay reached this stage with a shock penalty shootout win over Germany in the previous round. Another upset over France would push them to the quarter-finals for only the second time, after their run to the last eight in 2010. “What we did then was fantastic and can serve as a great example to us, but we have come here to do better,” Alfaro added.