World Cup bosses confirm booze ban after U-turn caused controversy in Qatar

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Qatar is besides restrictive connected booze but allowed intoxicant astatine instrumentality zones contempt it not being connected merchantability successful stadiums portion overseas nationals could besides use for licences - but Saudi Arabia won't let booze successful 2034

Alcohol was banned successful stadiums astatine the 2022 World Cup successful Qatar(Image: Getty Images)

World Cup organisers person insisted determination volition beryllium a implicit booze prohibition astatine the 2034 World Cup successful Saudi Arabia.

The Saudi ambassador to the UK said “there's nary intoxicant astatine all” and determination would beryllium nary objection for the tournament. Qatar is besides restrictive connected booze but allowed intoxicant astatine instrumentality zones contempt it not being connected merchantability successful stadiums portion overseas nationals could besides use for licences.

But Prince Khalid bin Bandar Al Saud told LBC: “At the moment, we don't let alcohol. Plenty of amusive tin beryllium had without intoxicant - it's not 100 per cent indispensable and if you privation to portion aft you leave, you're invited to, but astatine the infinitesimal we don't person alcohol.

"Rather similar our weather, it's a adust country. Everyone has their ain culture. We’re blessed to accommodate radical wrong the boundaries of our civilization but we don’t privation to alteration our civilization for idiosyncratic else. I mean, really? You can't unrecorded without a drink?”

Saudi Arabia's determination comes aft large contention implicit Qatar's stance implicit intoxicant astatine the 2022 World Cup. It was initially confirmed that brew would beryllium sold successful stadiums astir the Gulf federation during the tournament.

But organisers completed a dramatic u-turn connected the eve of the tournament to the dismay of supporters. A connection read: "Following discussions betwixt big state authorities and FIFA, a determination has been made to absorption the merchantability of alcoholic beverages connected the FIFA Fan Festival, different instrumentality destinations and licensed venues, removing income points of brew from Qatar's FIFA World Cup 2022- stadium perimeters.

"There is nary interaction to the merchantability of Bud Zero which volition stay disposable astatine each Qatar's World Cup stadiums. Host state authorities and FIFA volition proceed to guarantee that the stadiums and surrounding areas supply an enjoyable, respectful and pleasant acquisition for each fans.

Saudi organisers person announced a booze prohibition astatine the 2034 World Cup(Image: Getty Images)

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"The tourney organisers admit AB InBev's knowing and continuous enactment to our associated committedness to cater for everyone during the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022."

Budweiser deleted a tweet aft the quality was confirmed which read: "well, this is awkward...". Suppliers AB InBev aboriginal released an authoritative connection saying: "Some of the planned stadium activations cannot determination guardant owed to circumstances beyond our control."

And portion the statement connected intoxicant income rages on, determination is expected to beryllium nary issues during the adjacent tourney which is acceptable to instrumentality spot successful the United States of America, Canada and Mexico. The pursuing tourney volition past beryllium jointly hosted by Portugal, Spain and Morocco.

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