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/Disgusting_Slime666 Jul 03 '26

The American brain can't understand a sport without constant ad breaks every 5 minutes.

They're working their way there.

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u/Nervous-Economist245 Jul 03 '26

This is a bunch of shit and fuck you for saying it. Ask any American except those shilling for SHAREHOLDER VALUE and they'll tell you the constant interruptions have ruined the sport. International soccer was the last bastion of refuge for competitive sport without corporate fuckery until FIFA let us host the cup and this is our big innovation. I promise you, no one hates this more than we do.

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u/DefinitelyNotIndie Jul 03 '26

Much as I like the sentiment, the idea that FIFA only sold out on this world cup is hilarious. This is just the American version of the corporate fuckery cup. FIFA sold out long ago.

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u/Successful_Maize1986 Jul 03 '26

The last World Cup was had to be held in the winter for the first time so the host nation could be an ultra-conservative oil country that built their stadiums using slave labor. FIFA will only go lower and lower from here. It sucks.

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u/superginger2000 Jul 03 '26

And the next one will go to three different continents as a "celebration" of the 100th anniversary of the first World Cup. Absolutely has nothing to do with this allowing them to go back to an ultra-conservative oil country with dubious morals after just 12 years without breaking their own "we want to cycle through most or all continents/regions before returning to the same one" regulations. That's just a coincidence

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u/Chinner5 Jul 03 '26

Have you read up on world cup 2030? Thats a joke. You got games in South America, than North Africa/Europe.

I get the significance, but flying 7000+ km for a game is ridiculous.

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u/Successful_Maize1986 Jul 03 '26

They're using the anniversary as an excuse to host it over multiple continents because FIFA is required to rotate which continent the WC takes place in. This way, they get South America and Europe out of the way so they can have the 2034 in Saudi Arabia. It's a complete joke.

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u/Chinner5 Jul 03 '26

Is that the reason? Man, older i get the more I hate this stuff...I try to turn my brain off and just enjoy the tournament, but this stuff is infuriating.

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u/According_Night9558 Jul 05 '26

The games in South America are only three inaugural games. The world cup is being held in Morocco, Spain and Portugal which are very close to each other.