The FIFA World Cup’s new hydration breaks have been a hot topic throughout the tournament, but the breaks may have hit their low point Wednesday night in Toronto 👀👎
As nearly 43,000 passionate fans were on hand at Toronto Stadium for a rain-soaked Group K match between Ghana and Panama, both of the match’s hydration breaks were met with loud boos 😳
The reaction to these mandatory stoppages were louder, at times, than a reaction to the referee missing a foul, and even both coaches felt the stoppages killed the momentum.
“The break didn’t help us at all… But I guess ads are something we agreed on.” Panama head coach Thomas Christiansen said during the post-game press conference 💬
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