{"id":201565,"date":"2026-06-22T18:14:08","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T21:14:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gysfm.com.ar\/inicio\/scaloni-heat-and-drinks-breaks-help-smaller-teams-at-world-cup\/"},"modified":"2026-06-22T18:14:08","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T21:14:08","slug":"scaloni-heat-and-drinks-breaks-help-smaller-teams-at-world-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gysfm.com.ar\/inicio\/scaloni-heat-and-drinks-breaks-help-smaller-teams-at-world-cup\/","title":{"rendered":"Scaloni: Heat and drinks breaks help smaller teams at World Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"news-body\" style=\"overflow-x: hidden;\">\n<p>The steamy weather and hydration breaks are helping the smaller teams at the World Cup, Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni said Sunday on the eve of the reigning champions&#8217; second game.<\/p>\n<p>Argentina launched their title defence with Lionel Messi scoring a hat-trick in a 3-0 win over Algeria.<\/p>\n<p>They play Austria on Monday in Texas with the knockout rounds already in view, but Scaloni sounded a word of warning to any Argentina fans expecting it to be a walkover.<\/p>\n<p>\u00abWhat we see in this World Cup is that there is no such thing as an easy game,\u00bb said Scaloni, who masterminded Argentina to the title in Qatar in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Even if \u00abthe group phase has always been historically [tricky], I would say this World Cup is a little bit more because there are more matches.<\/p>\n<p>\u00abThe group phase has always been difficult to everyone, and the conditions, the heat and the match stops constantly.<\/p>\n<p>\u00abSo that means that that might help the team that is theoretically weaker because they have time to recover.\u00bb<\/p>\n<p>Argentina were stunned 2-1 by Saudi Arabia in Qatar in the group stage, before going on to lift the title.<\/p>\n<p>This is the biggest-ever World Cup, with 48 teams, and there are three-minute drinks breaks in each half of games this time.<\/p>\n<p>Scaloni said that effectively divided matches into \u00abfour quarters.\u00bb<\/p>\n<p>The heat will at least not be a factor at the home of the Dallas Cowboys on Monday because it has a roof.<\/p>\n<p>There will still be hydration breaks.<\/p>\n<p>Midfielder Enzo Fern\u00e1ndez agreed that the World Cup in North America is tighter than in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>\u00abI believe that the play is becoming more and more level,\u00bb said the Chelsea star.<\/p>\n<p>\u00abAnd it is also more competitive this time compared to Qatar.<\/p>\n<p>\u00abThis is my opinion, maybe I am mistaken, but I believe today, many national teams are causing a surprise here.\u00bb<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 TIMES\/AFP<\/p>\n<section class=\"row noticias-relacionadas\">\n<p><h6>related news<\/h6>\n<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- e-planning v3 - Comienzo espacio _ articulo _ teads --><\/p>\n<p><noscript><a href=\"https:\/\/ads.us.e-planning.net\/ei\/3\/212f2\/articulo\/teads?it=i&amp;rnd=$RANDOM\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" alt=\"e-planning ad\" src=\"https:\/\/ads.us.e-planning.net\/eb\/3\/212f2\/articulo\/teads?o=i&amp;rnd=$RANDOM\" border=\"0\"\/><\/a><\/noscript><br \/>\n<!-- e-planning v3 - Fin espacio _ articulo _ teads --><\/p><\/div>\n<p><script>(function(d, s, id) {\n\t\tvar js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n\t\tif (d.getElementById(id)) return;\n\t\tjs = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\n\t\tjs.src=\"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/es_LA\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v3.1\";\n\t\tfjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n\t}(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));<\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The steamy weather and hydration breaks are helping the smaller teams at the World Cup, Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni said Sunday on the eve of the reigning champions&#8217; second game. 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