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FIFA's Mandatory Hydration Breaks at 2026 World Cup Spark Fan Backlash Over Game Flow and Commercial Motives

Bad news for fans who have hated FIFA’s hydration breaks at World Cup

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Yahoo News New ZealandBad news for fans who have hated FIFA’s hydration breaks at World Cupyahoo.com

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Even in the context of a World Cup not exactly short on controversy, the so-called hydration breaks mandated by FIFA have caused an outsized uproar. World soccer’s governing body announced in December last year that every match at the 2026 World Cup would include a hydration break at the mid-point of each half, effectively dividing games into quarters.

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