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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Sean Ingle in Doha

Football fans will have to pay £12 for a beer at World Cup in Qatar

A group of England fans pouring pitchers of beer at Boxpark Wembley in July 2021
Fans will be limited to a ‘maximum purchase of four Budweiser units per person’ and prove they are older than 21 to buy alcohol in Qatar. Photograph: Rob Pinney/Getty Images

Football fans will have to stump up nearly £12 for a beer at the World Cup – despite pre-tournament promises by organisers to keep prices modest. There will also be a limit of four drinks per order amid fears that some supporters could binge drink.

Alcohol is usually restricted in Qatar, a conservative Muslim country, with the few hotel bars allowed typically charging about £12-£15 for a beer or glass of wine.

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