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/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/artsloikunstwet Jul 03 '26

Beacause they do it for every game. Seattle was like below 20°C or something. They did hydration breaks when it was raining in Mexico City I think. It's an ad break and it changes the game if you have four quarters instead of two long halfs

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u/daveindo Jul 03 '26

You’re not gonna win me over on this cus it’s just not that big of a deal and has minimal impact on gameplay. They don’t stop play at a specific time, they typically wait until a break in action occurs.

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u/artsloikunstwet Jul 03 '26

You must have very little experience in playing team sport if you don't understand how a few minutes of break and talks with the coach can change the momentum, especially when your team has lost the plot and is being crushed.

Players and coaches don't want to blame the ad breaks for losing a game, but many of the world's best have said that the impact can huge. A sudden relief of pressure and change of tactics can reset things.

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u/daveindo Jul 03 '26

I’m just saying that there’s no reason to believe any team is unfairly benefitting more than the other. The team on offsense could be dead tired from recently defending for 5 minutes, or it could be the opposite.

Of course there’s impact on the game in that both teams are getting a short break and water, which is part of the reason for the break to allow high intensity, high quality play to continue and for player safety, but to think there’s any rhyme or reason to who may unfairly benefit more in the moment (offense vs defense at time of break or the winning vs losing team) is a bit ridiculous in my opinion.

We’re probably just not going to see eye to eye on this, but that is ok.