Football without beer. Alcohol ban for Qatar 2022 stadiums
July 8 - Alcohol will not be served at World Cup venues in Qatar, according to agency reports.
Qatar will host the first World Finals in the Middle East and in a Muslim country later this year, pitting restrictive local laws against the commercial interests of FIFA and its sponsors, as well as regular football fans drinking beer and other alcoholic beverages in previous finals.
Reuters reports that alcohol will not be served during World Cup matches or inside stadiums.
Alcohol will be available at a limited number of locations, including a "sandy field surrounded by a 3-meter wall and located between a hotel delivery entrance and a neighborhood cooling plant" , Al Bidda Park and in a disused corner of the Doha Golf Club, where FIFA and the organizers organized the fan zone during the 2019 Club World Cup.
This fan zone has been set up well out of sight, presumably not to disturb conservative sections of local society. The plans, as seen by Reuters, seem to suggest this will again be the modus operandi during the World Cup.
Qatar is not a dry country, but alcohol remains largely restricted to five-star hotels and a number of other select venues. Consuming alcohol in public in Qatar is illegal.
It remains to be seen how the plans will rhyme with FIFA hospitality packages that promise "beers, champagne, sommelier-selected wines and premium spirits" and sponsor Budweiser's demands. During the Arab Cup in December, there was no alcohol on sale in the halls.
Ahead of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, the host country lifted a law banning alcohol in stadiums following pressure from FIFA.
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July 8 - Alcohol will not be served at World Cup venues in Qatar, according to agency reports.
Qatar will host the first World Finals in the Middle East and in a Muslim country later this year, pitting restrictive local laws against the commercial interests of FIFA and its sponsors, as well as regular football fans drinking beer and other alcoholic beverages in previous finals.
Reuters reports that alcohol will not be served during World Cup matches or inside stadiums.
Alcohol will be available at a limited number of locations, including a "sandy field surrounded by a 3-meter wall and located between a hotel delivery entrance and a neighborhood cooling plant" , Al Bidda Park and in a disused corner of the Doha Golf Club, where FIFA and the organizers organized the fan zone during the 2019 Club World Cup.
This fan zone has been set up well out of sight, presumably not to disturb conservative sections of local society. The plans, as seen by Reuters, seem to suggest this will again be the modus operandi during the World Cup.
Qatar is not a dry country, but alcohol remains largely restricted to five-star hotels and a number of other select venues. Consuming alcohol in public in Qatar is illegal.
It remains to be seen how the plans will rhyme with FIFA hospitality packages that promise "beers, champagne, sommelier-selected wines and premium spirits" and sponsor Budweiser's demands. During the Arab Cup in December, there was no alcohol on sale in the halls.
Ahead of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, the host country lifted a law banning alcohol in stadiums following pressure from FIFA.
Contact the author of this story at moc.l1657339188labto1657339188ofdlr1657339188owedi1657339188sni@i1657339188tnuk.1657339188ardni1657339188mas1657339188
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