The Ecuador supporters on Sunday made their disdain for the World Cup stadium beer ban clear with the mantra of “Queremos cerveza, queremos cerveza (we wish beer, we wish beer)” throughout their 2-0 win over hosts Qatar.
The primary half was winding down when a chant got here from a big part of vocal, yellow-clad Ecuador followers: “We would like beer.”
It was a humorous intervention two days after Qatar determined to ban beer gross sales on the stadiums in the course of the World Cup. It was a late change by the conservative Islamic nation the place entry to alcohol is strictly restricted. Solely alcohol-free Bud Zero was offered on the recreation.
La hinchada #ECU ya tiene el primer hit del #FIFAWorldCup : “Queremos cerveza, queremos cerveza” pic.twitter.com/Pk91fYLug5
— Javier Lanza (@javierlanza) November 20, 2022
Budweiser Brazil took a cheeky dig on the hosts and tweeted: “a voz do povo é a voz de Deus! pra quem não está no estádio vem de cuponzinho! (The voice of the folks is the voice of God! For many who aren’t on the stadium)”
a voz do povo é a voz de Deus! pra quem não está no estádio vem de cuponzinho! 🍺❤️🔥 #BebaComModeração #CopacomBud https://t.co/Ndv52boFjv
— Budweiser Brasil (@Budweiser_Br) November 20, 2022
Regardless of having Budweiser as their most important sponsor, FIFA launched a press release confirming the alcohol ban in stadiums.
“Following discussions between host nation authorities and FIFA, a choice has been made to focus the sale of alcoholic drinks on the FIFA Fan Competition, different fan locations and licensed venues, eradicating gross sales factors of beer from Qatar’s FIFA World Cup 2022- stadium perimeters,” the assertion learn.
The sale of alcohol is strictly managed in Qatar, a conservative Muslim nation, however organisers had promised it will be obtainable in match venues and in fan zones – and that it will even be moderately priced.
Ecuador captain Enner Valencia scored each of his staff’s objectives within the first half of a one-sided recreation that wound up being a damage-limitation train for Qatar on one of many greatest nights within the nation’s historical past.