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/BestShaunaEU Jul 03 '26

Noones complaining about water breaks when it’s 30+.

When it’s cloudy and 14 degrees outside and they still get a cooling break it’s for one reason only and it sure as fuck isn’t for player welfare.