World Cup hydration breaks spark stadium-wide karaoke to drown out boos
Fans at World Cup venues are booing the mandatory hydration breaks that split matches into four mini-quarters. In response, stadium DJs play crowd-pleasing songs like Take Me Home, Country Roads; Mr. Brightside; and Macarena to trigger instant singalongs, turning boos into a chorus across venues from Texas to Seattle. The tactic taps into football’s singing tradition and has become a notable, though polarizing, feature of this World Cup atmosphere.
