A decision by authorities in Qatar to not allow the sale of alcohol before 12pm at a hotel has hit the plans of Wales fans hoping to gather there before their World Cup match against Iran.
The Intercontinental Doha City hotel has become the unofficial home of the Red Wall in Qatar, with match day parties planned before all three of Wales' group games. On Monday 1,600 fans were at the venue before Wales' historic 1-1 draw with USA in a good-natured party which saw Dafydd Iwan sing Yma o Hyd with fans.
On Friday the hotel was meant to host two Wales parties, one breakfast party before the Iran match in which breakfast was being served and one after. The post-match party will still go ahead. Wales play Iran at 1pm local time. But the party before the game has been cancelled after Qatari authorities decided it would not allow the sale of alcohol before 12pm at the venue.
