International News: No alcoholic beverages allowed at Qatar’s World Cup stadiums

By Zoila Palma Gonzalez: Today, FIFA announced that alcoholic beverages will not be sold at Qatar’s World Cup stadiums, Reuters report.

The decision raised questions among supporters about the host country’s ability to deliver on promises to fans.

The announcement comes 2 days before Sunday’s kickoff of the World Cup, the first to be held in a conservative Muslim country with strict controls on alcohol, the consumption of which is banned in public.

“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 of beer from Qatar’s FIFA World Cup 2022 stadium perimeters,” a statement from FIFA said.

Qatar, the smallest country to host a World Cup is now preparing for the arrival of 1.2 million fans during the month long tournament.

Major World Cup sponsor, Budweiser was to exclusively sell alcoholic beer within the ticketed perimeter surrounding each of the 8 stadiums three hours before and one hour after each game.

“Some of the planned stadium activations cannot move forward due to circumstances beyond our control,” the company noted in a statement.

Advertise with the mоѕt vіѕіtеd nеwѕ ѕіtе іn Belize ~ We offer fully customizable and flexible digital marketing packages. Your content is delivered instantly to thousands of users in Belize and abroad! Contact us at mаrkеtіng@brеаkіngbеlіzеnеwѕ.соm or call us at 501-612-0315.

© 2022, BreakingBelizeNews.com. Content is copyrighted and requires written permission for reprinting in online or print media. Theft of content without permission/payment is punishable by law.