**Virgil van Dijk says he is not a fan of the blanket hydration breaks in every World Cup game and thinks the breaks should be implemented on a game-by-game basis.**
Speaking after Netherlands 2-2 Japan, [Van Dijk](https://hayters.com/virgil-van-dijk-heads-in-late-winner-to-give-liverpool-merseyside-derby-victory/) was asked for his thoughts on the new breaks, of which there is one per half.
The Dutch captain said: “I think hydration breaks are really interesting. I was obviously watching almost all of the games up until today. I think every time going to commercials is a bit, not really something that I like.
“I think for the neutral watchers on TV it is also not great. So if it is really hot it would be good to put them in but I think you have to look at it in every game, separately, in my opinion. But I think I have said enough already on that.”
The breaks have caused a lot of debate among fans, but they didn’t seem to break up the flow in what was a fantastic game between the Netherlands and Japan.
Only Sweden have won a game so far in Group F so far, and [Japan and the Netherlands](https://hayters.com/world-cup-live-reaction-and-build-up-on-day-four-of-tournament/) are second and third respectively.