AhlulBayt News Agency

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19 November 2022

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No alcohol sales permitted at Qatar's World Cup stadium sites

 World Cup organizers will announce on Friday that no alcoholic beer will be sold to fans at Qatar's stadiums.

AhlulBayt News Agency:  World Cup organizers will announce on Friday that no alcoholic beer will be sold to fans at Qatar's stadiums.

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

A larger number of fans are attending from across the Middle East and South Asia, where alcohol doesn't play such a large role in the culture.

Earlier, Sport for Health partnership announced the implementation of smoking prevention measures at the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar for a healthy tournament.

The Qatar World Championships will be held from November 21 to December 18, 2022.


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