The luxury suites advertise a range of drinks that will be available before, during and after matches including beer, Champagne, sommelier-selected wine and premium spirits. It remains to be seen whether FIFA cave into the pressure and comply with the stadium ban on beer, despite being bound by a multi-million dollar Budweiser contract.
Build-up to the Qatar World Cup has been shrouded in controversy while there are various reports of deadlines on building projects going down to the wire. Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter raised eyebrows last week by claiming that awarding the 2022 tournament to the small, Middle-Eastern nation was a ‘mistake’.