FIFA defends hydration breaks, acknowledges their impact on games
· Telemundo McAllen (KTLM)
MIAMI – FIFA's Technical Study Group (TSG) emphasized on Monday that hydration breaks are crucial for maintaining a high pace in World Cup matches, although it admitted they can be 'counterproductive' for the team that is dominating the game. 'The hydration break has worked very well. It has been a great support because running in that heat sometimes makes it hard to breathe properly, but it is important for the quality of the game and for the health of the players,' said former footballer Gilberto Silva, a World Cup champion with Brazil in 2002, during a press conference in Miami. The current member of FIFA's expert group, which analyzes all World Cup matches to identify key trends, highlighted that these breaks help to see 'more goals and more beautiful moments,' which should also be appreciated by fans. Extreme heat has been one of the main challenges for players during the tournament. In some venues, such as Miami, it is common for matches to start with a heat index of up to 40 degrees Celsius.
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