Qatar has barred the sale of beer in fan zones at Global Cup stadiums in an abrupt U-turn on alcohol coverage simply 48 hours earlier than the event starts.

The Gulf state restricts the sale of alcohol to high-end lodges however agreed to permit the sale of Budweiser — some of the Global Cup’s greatest sponsors — in designated spaces out of doors the 8 stadiums web hosting video games.

Then again, in keeping with two folks briefed at the organisers’ pondering, there was a last-minute trade of middle following considerations that Qataris would really feel uncomfortable in puts the place folks have been consuming for as much as 3 hours earlier than fits.