Yahoo Sports reports: Every single match at the 2026 World Cup in North America must include a hydration break during the middle of each half. Water breaks, or ‘hydration breaks’ as they are now being called at this tournament, are not completely new and have been used at previous football events when temperatures get too high.
sports | sports | Yahoo Sports | June 18, 2026 3:30 PM
‘The Americanisation’: English pundits slam ‘nonsense’ hydration breaks during 2026 World Cup
Every single match at the 2026 World Cup in North America must include a hydration break during the middle of each half. Water breaks, or ‘hydration breaks’ as they are now being called at this tournament, are not completely new and have been used at previous football events when temperatures get too high.
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