Qatar bans beer for football fans at World Cup stadiums
‘Well, this is awkward,’ tweets Budweiser, the sole beer provider at the event.
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‘Well, this is awkward,’ tweets Budweiser, the sole beer provider at the event.
Just two days before the World Cup is set to kick off, FIFA announced that only non-alcoholic beer will be sold at the 64 matches in Qatar. The tournament is sponsored by Budweiser.
FIFA confirmed the ban on all sales of alcoholic beer at the eight venues in a statement on Friday, impacti...
All alcohol sales at stadiums in Qatar have been banned for the World Cup, FIFA announced on Friday.
Image Source/Getty Images(LONDON) -- The sale of beer and other alcoholic beverages at the 2022 World Cup stadiums in Qatar was banned on Friday, just two days before the international soccer tournament kicks off. Non-alcoholic beer will still be sold to fans at the eight stadiums during the 64 matches. The decision was confirmed by FIFA, the tournament's owner. "Following discussions between host country authorities and FIFA, a decision has been made to focus the sale of alcoholic beverages on the FIFA Fan Festival, other fan destinations and licensed venues, removing sales points o...