The 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar will be very different compared to previous tournaments when it comes to soccer fans drinking alcohol.
As an Islamic country, selling, serving, and consuming alcohol is highly regulated in Qatar.But drinking or being drunk in public is illegal and punishable by jail.
During the World Cup – which runs from November 20 to December 18 – fans were orignally supposed to be able to buy booze from designated areas in and around stadiums before and after matches. "While alcohol will be available to those who want a drink in designated areas, it will not be openly available on the streets," said Qatar's World Cup CEO, Nasser Al Khater, in September, according to BBC Sport.told Sky News"There are plans in place for people to sober up if they've been drinking excessively," he said. "It's a place to make sure that they keep themselves safe, they're not harmful to anybody else.
Intimacy in public between men and women could lead to arrest, according to the UK Government, while homosexuality is illegal and punishable by death.no restrictions on LGBTQ+ people staying together in the same room.
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