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This was not the first game where boos have been at the hydration break, and the wave of dislike for them among fans appears to be gathering momentum.<\/p>\n
On Tuesday, during Norway’s match against Iraq in Boston, the pause in play was greeted by boos from the crowd, with the temperature a more than manageable 23C at the time.<\/p>\n
It was goalless just before the break but Iraq conceded four minutes after play resumed, and went on to lose 4-1.<\/p>\n
There were loud boos for the pause during Sweden’s 5-1 thrashing of Tunisia on Monday and Spain’s goalless draw with Cape Verde on the same day, with that game played in the air-conditioned Atlanta Stadium.<\/p>\n
And after England’s win against Croatia, the first hydration break during the match between Ghana and Panama was also greeted by jeers.<\/p>\n
The hydration breaks have effectively turned games into four quarters rather than two halves, a concern for some of those England supporters who booed the break.<\/p>\n
“It is like the Americanisation of football here,” said one.<\/p>\n
“It is turning the game into quarters and I don’t love it. I get why people were booing and I was one of them.”<\/p>\n
But some supporters do think there are benefits to them.<\/p>\n
“I think they are badly marketed,” said another fan.<\/p>\n
“If they were not called a hydration break, and were called a relief break then everyone doesn’t miss a goal. <\/p>\n
“I think we have to think about it in a new way, corporate (bodies) get what they want, we get what we want and everyone is happy.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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