No pausa de hidratación planned for tonight's World Cup matches

sportsJul 1, 202629593

Organizers announced there will be no pausa de hidratación for tonight’s World Cup matches, meaning there will be no scheduled stoppage for players to rehydrate. One post said FIFA cited a weather delay and that Coca-Cola influenced the decision. Several viewers advised bringing drinks and setting alarms to hydrate independently, while others turned the absence into a running joke, posting memes, ASCII art, and offers of tequila or beer during imagined breaks. Some posts referenced specific fixtures, including England versus Mexico at 7pm, and used the phrase “pausa de hidratación” humorously in contexts from sparkling water to chai. A few posts framed the missing pause as affecting in-match tactics, suggesting teams or referees might use added stoppage time instead. The announcement leaves viewers responsible for their own hydration and has intensified the ongoing meme use around pausa de hidratación during matches.

SickosFC

@sickosfc.bsky.social

From @theathletic.com There will be no pausa de hidratación in tonight’s games. That means you’re going to need to set an alarm and drink on your own, team.

Ed Mackey
Senior Editor, Live
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Kick-off has been delayed by an hour for the round-of-32 match between Mexico and Ecuador at the 2026 World Cup.
Thunderstorms in Mexico City led to pre-match warm-ups being put on hold and FIFA have confirmed that the game will start an hour later than planned.
FIFA have also announced that there will be no hydration breaks during the match.

10045d ago

Thomas Kyle-Milward19

BUT WHAT ABOUT PLAYER SAFETY? I'VE BEEN TOLD THAT DESPITE MULTIPLE CENTURIES OF DATA POINTS, HYDRATION BREAKS ARE CRITICAL TO PLAYER WELLBEING.

Woj9

Lol. Guess the commercial time drops a lot in value after 10pm

Michael Buckelew2

PAUSA DE PAUSA DE HIDRATACION

Bell1

I think I saw it's only like 58 to 62° there

Jukebox Terror1

Welp, commercials won out over FIFA.

Quoting this

SickosFC71

Listen We were all lied to here, this is on fifa, not us ok THE PAUSA CANNOT BE CONTROLLED YOU CAN ONLY HOPE TO CONTAIN IT

SickosFC63

I WAS TOLD THERE WOULD BE NO PAUSA

area man11

instructions unclear i’ve been drinking since 9

deepti9

fifa said there would be no pausas but then saw everyone thirsting and said fine have your hydration breaks 💦

Caio Bitencourt6

TOCA A MÚSICA DO FOX SPORTS

Milford4

So this was a lie

Breezy3

So someone lied to The Athletic

Soy yo! Ana3

o sea que la hidratacion no era tan importante como cuidar los tiempos televisivos quien lo hubiera dicho

Tom Taylorson3

Oh hell yes about to get some REAL futbol tonight!!!!!!

Shepard 🥕🇦🇷2

Pero si metieron pausa de hidratación.

Patrick Damp

@synonymforwet.bsky.social

While many of you are saying “go USA” or “go Bosnia” I’m saying “¡vamos pausa de hidratación!”

7644d ago

George Pearkes

@peark.es

Taking a pausa de hidratación with my new @sickosfc.bsky.social order.

6745d ago

Alexander Luckmann

@aluckmann.bsky.social

(texting the lads to get a beer) pausa de hidratación?

4244d ago

Chris Vannini

@chrisvannini.com

FIFA said there wouldn't be any Pausas De Hidratacion because of the weather delay and then Coke made the call.

4945d ago

Becky Hammer

@beckyhammer.bsky.social

PSA part of the pausa de hidratación meme format is that you're supposed to post them during the actual pausa

3744d ago

Peter Carlson16

*alan jackson voice* es la pausa de hidratición en algún lugar

Dr. Jennifer Wade10

I did this in our office Teams chat during the DRC-England game and emoji reactions helped me decide who needed work-related answers immediately and who was maybe distracted enough to wait