Qatar reneges on plan to allow beer at World Cup
Fans will not be allowed to buy alcohol around World Cup stadiums during the tournament in Qatar, FIFA has confirmed.
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Fans will not be allowed to buy alcohol around World Cup stadiums during the tournament in Qatar, FIFA has confirmed.
World Cup organisers have banned the sale of alcohol around stadiums in Qatar after last-minute showdown talks, FIFA announced on Friday.
All alcohol sales at stadiums in Qatar have been banned for the World Cup, FIFA announced on Friday.
Alcohol will not be sold at the 2022 World Cup's eight stadiums in Qatar after the football governing body, FIFA changed its policy two days before the start of the tournament. FIFA had been under pressure to ban all alcohol sales at World Cup stadiums just days before the tournament kicks off. The host nation, where alcohol sales are typically restricted to foreigners drinking in licenced hotels and restaurants, or non-Muslim residents with special permits in their homes - had put significant pressure on FIFA to stop selling beer at the eight World Cup stadiums.
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