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FIFA president Gianni Infantino mentioned Saturday that World Cup followers can survive for 3 hours a day with out beer after gross sales had been banned round stadiums. “I believe personally if for 3 hours a day you can not drink a beer, you’ll survive,” he informed his opening press convention in Doha. “The identical applies in France, Spain, Scotland.” World Cup chiefs on Friday banned beer gross sales round stadiums in Qatar in a shocking U-turn, simply 48 hours earlier than Sunday’s kickoff.
Alcohol is basically prohibited within the Islamic nation however the organisers sparked fury from followers with their dramatic late determination.
Soccer’s world governing physique FIFA mentioned beer wouldn’t be offered to followers round any of the eight World Cup stadiums following discussions with the hosts.
It mentioned beer gross sales can be targeted on fan zones and licensed venues, “eradicating gross sales factors of beer from Qatar’s FIFA World Cup 2022 stadium perimeters”.
It gave no cause for the shock determination however media studies mentioned there had been an intervention by Qatar’s ruling household.
Dozens of Budweiser beer tents had already been arrange at grounds forward of the primary recreation.
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