Hydration Breaks at FIFA World Cup 2026 Add Nothing but Take Away a Lot, Says Bielsa
Players and coaches say the three-minute pauses disrupt football, while critics argue broadcasters gain commercial time.
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Hydration breaks at World Cup add nothing but take away a lot, says Bielsa
Hydration breaks at FIFA World Cup 2026 add nothing but take away a lot, says Bielsa
FIFA introduced three-minute hydration breaks in each half at the halfway mark due to sweltering temperatures across host cities in the United States, Canada and Mexico but the breaks have split opinions.
Bielsa Scathing About Hydration Breaks at the 2026 World Cup: "They Add Nothing and Take Away a Lot"
Marcelo Bielsa has reignited the debate. True to form, the Uruguay coach harshly criticized...
Uruguay’s coach Marcelo Bielsa criticized the 2026 World Cup games being divided into four times, due to hydration breaks that are sometimes not justified by high temperatures, ensuring that the measure was taken without thinking about football. “They add nothing to it and take away much, when it was divided into four (the game), it was not thought of football, it was thought of other repercussions,” said La Celeste’s technician at the pre-game …
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