http://espn.go.com/sports/soccer/story/_/id/7684712/qatar-questions-need-alcohol-world-cup-stadiums "Exposed to Qatari culture." OK, but maybe some cultures are not terrific matches with soccer culture ... I wonder if Qatar 2022 is completely set in stone if they can't even budge on something this basic. Also, I wonder if women will be allowed to wear shorts or bikini-like tops.
Well FIFA makes big big money off selling booze sponsorships. I can't imagine they will be too happy about this.
Haven't they been discussed having 'drinking zones'? It would be a 5 mile radius around the stadiums of where people can drink. Sort of like what they did in South Africa with there official sponsors.
FIFA deserves whatever problems come with this World Cup. You want to have a rigged "vote," deal with the consequences.
I'm usually rather excited about the possibility of attending a World Cup (or at least dreaming about it), but I have no interest in this one. This coming from someone that really wants to travel in the Middle East too. I just think there's too much surrounding this that'll make it less than optimal.
when ireland played in iran in a wcq playoff, WOMEN, were NEVER permitted in the tehran stadium but that's ONLY iranian women, as irish babes were permiitted now, you need to know public drinking in muslim countries will get uou into deep do-do, but private drinking wink wink, you know 2022 is 10 years away what will you be doinh in 10 years
Qatar will be great if you have the money and connections to be part of official FIFA gatherings. No way FIFA will have "dry" parties for themselves. As for the rest of us we will be allowed to drink in the designated areas in and around the stadium where we will be offered different varieties of Inbev products at greatly inflated prices. Yeh think I am going to sit this one out.
I have been to Doha. You can drink there but not on the street only in western hotels and restaraunts. And many restaurants are dry. When I was there the weather was nice and pleasant. Of course I was there in Freaking January.