Lee James

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Global News Podcast · Bonus: Are the World Cup's hydration breaks here to stay? · 27 Jun 2026 podcast

Now there are mini football pitches with children playing games and a large screen showing the matches.

We're watching on the big screen here in Toronto the Argentina-Algeria game.

It's just gone to the first hydration break.

Let's find out what everyone here makes of it.

So that's the view of the fans from here in Toronto.

We're joined on More Than The Score from Toronto by Matt Cullen, Olympic and sports commentator with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.

Hello, Matt.

Hello, Lee.

Good to have you with us.

And by the BBC's tactics correspondent, Omer Irfan.

Hello, Omer.

Welcome, both of you.

Matt, there are differences of opinion there from the fans.

You can understand why it's become the big talking point at the World Cup.

Yes, in a statement when they announced these mandatory hydration breaks, FIFA said it is part of a focused attempt to ensure the best possible conditions for players, drawing upon the experiences of previous tournaments, including the FIFA Club World Cup, Amir.

And we saw during that summer's tournament just how hot it was and difficult for the players.

So you'd say it was essential then for player welfare in these high temperatures to have the breaks?

Yeah, I think that's the point, isn't it, Matt?

It's been brought in for all 104 games, regardless of the conditions.

There are air-conditioned stadiums, so would it have not been better to perhaps have a temperature threshold, and if it breaches that, then you get the breaks, not in every single match.

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