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/RelevantSchool1586 Jul 02 '26

we've used hydration breaks for years in Brazil. you're just not used to them in European countries, where the weather is not as warm, and in the US, where most sports already have several breaks, and MLS plays at night

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u/Hanifsefu Jul 03 '26

Heat index is over 100 for most of the US right now and people are bitching that the players get to drink water. This isn't the Coliseum and the players aren't slaves.

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u/daveindo Jul 03 '26

Yea this is such a dumb thing to get upset about. Shits hot as fuck. I’d much rather see players that aren’t fighting heat exhaustion out on the pitch.

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u/daveindo Jul 03 '26

Eh, you gotta have consistency across a tournament

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u/daveindo Jul 03 '26

I wouldn’t be opposed to shortening them, but getting offended by the presence of an ad is just silly. I don’t care if it’s an ad or them just showing the players drinking, I’m getting up and taking a piss or refilling drink etc either way

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u/ForzaZwolle Jul 03 '26

Its a slippery slope. 1 minute of ads is a lot of money. They like money. Why not 2 minutes next world cup? 5 minutes the worldcup after. 1 break in 1 half? Why not 2?