FIFA World Cup 2026

[ghazi52]

Hydration breaks - the cash cow that will not go away​

Hydration breaks enabled coaches to hold tactical team talks which changed the path of many games

Hydration breaks were, Fifa said, introduced to benefit player welfare, and sporting integrity meant they must be used equally in every single match.

Even in the air-conditioned stadiums of Atlanta, Dallas, Houston and Vancouver.

 

[Ali_Baba]

Hydration breaks - the cash cow that will not go away​

Hydration breaks enabled coaches to hold tactical team talks which changed the path of many games

Hydration breaks were, Fifa said, introduced to benefit player welfare, and sporting integrity meant they must be used equally in every single match.

Even in the air-conditioned stadiums of Atlanta, Dallas, Houston and Vancouver.

Are these "hydration" breaks US specific, will there be interest to see if FIFA attempts to them being carried else where? These are elite athletes who can compete effectively in the heat and sport, we have seen this before. We have seen world cups in places like Brazil which were done without these "hydration breaks"..

The fans were very vocal in their disapproval of the "hydration breaks".

With Americans brought up on American "Football", where the players will run for 30seconds and then take a break for 3minutes to scratch their balls on a recurring cycle , the concept of a free flowing no holes barred sports match is tooo unusual a concept for them.

 

[ghazi52]

How did VAR work?​

During the group stage, the video assistant referee (VAR) seemed to be running smoothly.

Then the knockout stages brought a lot of inconsistencies.

There has rarely been too much controversy with VAR at the World Cup in the past.

The Egyptian Football Association (EFA) called for an investigation following their 3-2 loss to Argentina, in which they had a goal ruled out on a VAR review.

Many other coaches complained about the standard of the refereeing, too.

The more games you have, the more video match officials you use, so the harder it is to get consistency.

There have been 37 VAR interventions so far at this World Cup, a frequency of 0.36 per game. That is about on par with the 0.37 in Qatar.

It is higher than the Premier League's 0.29.

On subjective interventions, when the referee goes to the monitor, this World Cup had a frequency of 0.27 per match - the Premier League is almost half this at 0.15.

So why does it feel better in the World Cup? Speed.

It is the biggest issue the game faces with video review in domestic football, but bar a couple of situations, the decisions were made very swiftly.

 

[Ali_Baba]

NYC flooding horror brings travel chaos just as 80,000 set out for World Cup Final at MetLife Stadium​

NYC flooding horror threatens travel chaos ahead of World Cup Final

New York has been hit by heavy floods ahead of the World Cup final, leaving hundreds of fans at risk of missing the showdown, as the United States battles the conditions for one final time this tournament.

www.dailymail.com

 

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[PakAl]

Are these "hydration" breaks US specific, will there be interest to see if FIFA attempts to them being carried else where? These are elite athletes who can compete effectively in the heat and sport, we have seen this before. We have seen world cups in places like Brazil which were done without these "hydration breaks"..

The fans were very vocal in their disapproval of the "hydration breaks".

With Americans brought up on American "Football", where the players will run for 30seconds and then take a break for 3minutes to scratch their balls on a recurring cycle , the concept of a free flowing no holes barred sports match is tooo unusual a concept for them.

The English fans made alot of noise when fasting break was given to Muslim players but now Usa introduced hydration breaks and its all fine.

 

[KingQamaR]

Are these "hydration" breaks US specific, will there be interest to see if FIFA attempts to them being carried else where? These are elite athletes who can compete effectively in the heat and sport, we have seen this before. We have seen world cups in places like Brazil which were done without these "hydration breaks"..

The fans were very vocal in their disapproval of the "hydration breaks".

With Americans brought up on American "Football", where the players will run for 30seconds and then take a break for 3minutes to scratch their balls on a recurring cycle , the concept of a free flowing no holes barred sports match is tooo unusual a concept for them.

but the hydration breaks are still ridiculous and not needed pal. One it removes the advantage of a team who has momentum on their side and the other team will get a pet talk by their manager how to play better .And the amount of water wasted I call it Hydration for the pitch!

 

[GatlingGunZ]

What were the odds..
Now these two will have face off.

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[Watandar]

I hope Spain wins today.

 

[Flotilla]

I hope Spain wins today.

Muchas gracias, Mr Watandar. Today I saw a spanish flag in ruined Gaza flied by youngesters. We can fell a lot of love and affect from many countries, but they deserve the World Cup more than us.

 

[Wingzero30]

I want Spain to send Argies home crying.
This would be awesome gift for their loser zionist devil president.

 

[Musings]

Lets hope for the same number of goals as in yesterday’s game…….

 

[Ali_Baba]

Spain have started fast.

 

[KingQamaR]

I think this will go to penalties

 

[Flotilla]

I see Argentina as lacking focus.
When they can't get the ball, they start always playing dirty. In this way they're like italians.