FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Venues will be Alcohol-Free
The VIP hospitality areas will contain free-flowing “beers, Champagne, sommelier-selected wines, and premium spirits,” according to the FIFA website. During a December World Cup test event, however, no alcohol was served in the stadiums.
According to a source, alcohol sales outside of stadiums would be permitted just before and after certain events.
This year’s World Cup will be staged in a Muslim country with tight alcohol regulations for the first time. As a result, event organizers are now facing some unanticipated difficulties.
According to reports, alcohol will not be sold during the games or in the stadium bowl, although final preparations at the stadiums are still being done.
The letter, acquired by reporters a month ago, details how the 1.2 million football fans, many of whom are used to drinking as much beer as they want on game days, will be catered to.
Prior to the 2014 World Cup, FIFA put pressure on Brazil to lift the alcohol restriction in stadiums.
Alcohol has been a source of concern since 2010, when the Gulf Arab state was granted permission to host. Although Qatar is not a “dry” state, alcohol use in public is forbidden.
During the FIFA World Cup in Qatar in November 2022, supporters can purchase alcohol at specific locations and hours within the main fan zone.
Beer will not be accessible all day, as it was in previous fan zones, according to a source.
According to a tabloid, between 15,000 and 20,000 fans would be permitted to purchase alcohol at the Doha Golf Club’s unoccupied portion.
According to the magazine, a 10,000-person event with Techno music and refreshments would be built on a sandy area between a hotel’s delivery entrance and a district cooling plant.
FIFA and Qatar’s Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy, according to a spokeswoman, would reveal its alcohol policy “in due time.”
Hotels and bars in Qatar will still be permitted to offer alcohol in 2022. Additional places where alcohol can be purchased to serve customers will open in 2022.
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Alcohol cannot be purchased in Qatar’s one liquor store, which is located outside of Doha, nor can it be brought into the nation through duty-free shops at airports.
In Qatar, a pint of beer costs $18 at reputable hotels and nightclubs.
The pricing of alcoholic beverages in the stadium’s concession sections and surrounding areas has not yet been established, according to the source.
The 2022 FIFA World Cup is drawing a lot of attention to Qatar. According to a person familiar with the plans, alcohol would be outlawed in Qatar’s World Cup stadiums. Instead, only some games will have alcohol sales outside the stadiums before and after the game.
The organizers of the showcase event may have difficulties due to the alcohol restriction, as supporters often imbibe beverages from abroad breweries.
According to reports, alcohol will not be sold during the games or in the stadium bowl, although final preparations at the stadiums are still being done.
Football and alcohol have always had a more complicated connection. Before the 2014 World Cup, FIFA put pressure on Brazil to allow alcohol consumption at stadiums.
Plans to sell alcohol will be unveiled “in due time,” according to a representative for Qatar’s Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy.
The inaugural World Cup will be played in November and December by 32 teams. France is the current champion, having defeated Croatia 4-2 in the previous season to claim the title.
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