The 2026 World Cup is the first one to have required hydration breaks during each half of the football matches. Here's why ...

FIFA says hydration breaks protect players from heat. They also create new annoying commercial breaks—and fans are calling ...

The introduction of hydration breaks have become a hot topic. Here are the pros and cons according to those involved in ...

Why are there hydration breaks at the 2026 World Cup? FIFA President Gianni Infantino explains the decision behind it.

Ecuador's players receive tactical advice during a World Cup hydration break Kevin C. Cox/ While Gianni Infantino insists ...

The host country opened two 180-second windows for fans to fuel up, and they’ve barreled right through them.

FIFA’s mandatory hydration breaks gave broadcasters two extra ad windows per World Cup match, and this chart shows how that ...

Americans hate hydration break ads and are massively turning to VPNs to avoid them, says Planet VPN.

Fans quickly sniffed out FIFA’s thinly veiled excuse of “player safety” in hot conditions as a pretense for sneaking in extra ...

The boos have been nearly universal at this World Cup.

One thing is for sure, America will find a way to broadcast commercials, writes columnist LeBron Hill ...

Mandatory hydration breaks were introduced to protect players from the heat, but they have also become tactical timeouts that ...