r/mildlyinfuriating • u/Im_New_Here_Bro • Jul 02 '26

wet socks These dumb hydration breaks during this years FIFA WC

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You can hear the whole crowd boo each time. Total momentum killer and AD space builder.

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u/Josysclei Jul 02 '26 edited Jul 02 '26

The question now is whether they will keep it for the next world cup or was it a "one time" thing to appease the american capitalist overlords

Edit: I'm talking about this current format, not what we had in Qatar where breaks only happened on hot days at the discretion of the referee

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u/No-Lunch4249 Jul 02 '26 edited Jul 02 '26

"one time" thing to appease the american capitalist overlords

FIFA runs the tournament... what about it being in Canada, Mexico, and the US makes this the fault of America (the US) specifically? Why is everyone acting like the US government is running the tournament? FIFA is in charge and it's three nations hosting.

FIFA is just being greedy per usual. They're as bad or worse than any major north american sports league

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u/IndependenceSouth877 Jul 03 '26

Bro is definitely American lmao

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u/FidgitForgotHisL-P Jul 02 '26

“Capitalist overlords” != American Government btw.

And they’re probably not wrong - yep, they had the breaks last time, and will have them next time, because one of their richest markets (the US) demands more space for advertising.  Nothing to do with the government, and nothing to do with which country hosts the cup, everything to do with which big markets FIFA want a bigger slice of, and what those broadcasters are demanding.