Argentina's Scaloni: Water breaks fragment game

ARLINGTON, Texas -- Argentina national team manager Lionel Scaloni said the newly implemented hydration breaks at the FIFA World Cup make for a fragmented match, sometimes giving the weaker side an advantage for the second part of the half.

"There are no easy games, especially in the group stage," Scaloni told reporters Sunday. "Historically, but now also with the 48-team format, the group stage has always been hard. Now with the conditions of the heat and the hydration break. The game is stopped constantly, perhaps it gives a hand to the weaker team because they have time to fix things.