TRT confuses water breaks this time

As matches continue non-stop in the world's biggest football tournament, TRT, which broadcasts the games in Turkey, has been making headlines recently due to various broadcasting errors. The channel had already drawn attention on social media after commentator Murat Ekrem Çimen misattributed team attacks during the Iran-New Zealand match.

A new controversy arose during the broadcast of the match between Canada and Qatar. In the 22nd minute of the game, after a Qatari player was injured inside the penalty area, the referee called medical staff onto the pitch. At that moment, commentator Erdoğan Arıkan announced that a "water break" had been called, and the channel cut to commercials.

About a minute and a half later, TRT quickly returned to the broadcast, and it was seen that the match was still ongoing. Shortly after the commentator mentioned that a water break had been declared by the referee, the referee officially called for a water break. Following this development, TRT went to commercials again. Viewers struggled to understand what was happening due to these consecutive transitions.

Such confusion during the channel's broadcasting process has led football fans to voice their criticisms on social media. Viewers expressed their reactions both to the constant misattribution of team attacks and to the errors in the timing of the water break-commercial transitions.

News Source: 12punto