A decade ago, the bottle flip meant something else. It was a trick middle schoolers would do, flipping a bottle 360 degrees before landing it on a table. FIFA this week enjoyed a bottle flip of its own, flipping a decision that now allows fans to bring their own water bottles into 2026 World Cup matches.
In the initial policies for fans attending World Cup matches, FIFA had permitted supporters to bring empty, transparent and reusable plastic water bottles into venues. Yet on June 2, FIFA updated its stadium code of conduct, removing that detail and barring the use of hydration stations in stadiums.
