A hydration break labeled pausa de hidratación was staged unusually late during a World Cup knockout match, prompting fans to flag its timing. One viewer said the pause occurred about seven minutes late, and others noted it followed a VAR decision that disallowed a Ndoye goal and saw Embolo sent off. Broadcaster Fox moved quickly after the break to deny any conspiracy theories about the stoppage. The pause became a running joke, spawning memes and offbeat references from callers to garden hoses, tuna, coffee and chocolate, and songs such as Mr. Brightside. Several posts nicknamed a heavier downpour during the interval the "Great Flood" while others simply adopted pausa de hidratación as a catchphrase for taking a break.
