If ever there was a time to drown your sorrows…
After infuriating many of the 1.3 million overseas fans who are expected to head to the World Cup by banning booze, Qatar became the first host nation in the tournament’s 92-year history to lose their opening game.
Mind you, former Everton and West Ham striker Enner Valencia did leave the Qataris punch drunk. Valencia scored twice and was only denied a hat-trick by a VAR decision that was so tight FIFA had to produce a graphic to prove it.
