The Daily Populous Friday February 14th, 2025 morning edition
Authored by bbc.co.uk and submitted by diacewrb

No alcohol will be allowed at the 2034 World Cup in Saudi Arabia, says the country's ambassador to the United Kingdom.

In an interview on LBC, Prince Khalid bin Bandar Al Saud said alcohol would not be sold anywhere during the tournament, including hotels.

Fifa confirmed Saudi Arabia would host the men's World Cup in 2034.

"At the moment, we don't allow alcohol," Prince Khalid told LBC., external

"Plenty of fun can be had without alcohol - it's not 100% necessary and if you want to drink after you leave, you're welcome to, but at the moment we don't have alcohol."

Asked whether that meant fans would be able to drink once they returned their hotels, as was the case at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, he added: "No, there is no alcohol at all.

"Rather like our weather, it's a dry country.

"Everyone has their own culture. We're happy to accommodate people within the boundaries of our culture but we don't want to change our culture for someone else."

hammonjj on February 13rd, 2025 at 14:06 UTC »

They allowed the rich to have booze in Qatar. This will be no different

Happy-Initiative-838 on February 13rd, 2025 at 13:02 UTC »

I know there isn’t any booze but there will still be slave labor, so FIFA isn’t concerned.

drakmordis on February 13rd, 2025 at 11:20 UTC »

Enjoy record low attendance lol