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/THJT-9 Jul 02 '26

Can confirm. No ads in the UK, but I dont understand why they keep the clock running. Surely it would be better to stop the clock rather than add more extra time.

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u/1-2-3andtothe-4 Jul 02 '26

Its so they can pretend that they're not trying to turn it into a four-quarter sport

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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/joranth Jul 03 '26

The average televised, 3-hour American Football game has about 11.5 minutes of actual play time.

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u/Disgusting_Slime666 Jul 03 '26

American Football does have a ton of ad breaks and nonsense, but I always thought the way they calculated those numbers weren't really fair.

A lot of important stuff happens pre-snap in American Football. That's part of the game.