After a string of disappointing results in Latin America’s bruising qualification series, Lionel Messi and his team-mates take on Ecuador on Tuesday in a make-or-mar clash where only a win will secure a place in the playoffs.
Following the unprecedented strain for millions of fans who have suffered more than their fair share of heartbreak, Argentina’s Ministry of Health has prepared instructions on how to avoid heart trouble during the match, Goal writes.
“The passion with which one watches a World Cup game can lead to people with a history of heart troubles suffering strokes or heart attacks,” the report, first published during the 2014 tournament, begins.
“The emotional stress that a penalty shoot-out or a decisive goal can cause is potentially capable of increasing the risk of heart problems, as several studies have shown.”
This means that certain foods and drinks would be avoided in order to lower risks of cardiac failures and related breakdowns over the 90 minutes.
Sugary or alcoholic drinks are out, as are fatty foods and mozzarella cheese. Instead, fans are encouraged to prepare “oven-baked potatoes or sweet potatoes” and opt for breadsticks or carrot sticks over salt-laden crisps.
Also, fans are encouraged to take “active pauses” during the game, standing up, moving their arms and legs and walking around during the interval.
But it’s going to be hard to avoid incidents either way given the rush of emotions that accompany such a last-gasp heartbreak, or success.
Messi and co really are on the firing line.
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