The first day of beer at the Qatar Cup suffers from anxiety and the queue is “kilometers” even with exorbitant prices

A giant queue formed to buy beer with alcohol in FIFA Fan Festivalin Doha

This Wednesday (16), beer sales at Qatar World Cup🇧🇷

The first sale of the alcoholic beverage in the host country of the World Cup took place at a test event FIFA Fan Festivalin Doha.

a report ESPN I arrived at the location at 5:30pm (Qatar time) and noticed that a large queue was already forming at the beer stalls, which are located in a ‘hidden’ strip at the back of the Festival fan🇧🇷

The fans’ concern was evident, and fans of various nationalities counted down the minutes until the organizers gave the word “Okay”.

The sale only opened at 7pm (Qatar time, 1pm in Brazil) and there was a huge queue, even at far from friendly prices.

An alcoholic beer costs QAR 50 or thereabouts 75 Brazilian realsin a glass of 500 ml.

There is also an option for a non-alcoholic drink at a cost of 30 riyals (44.15 Brazilian reals, in the current quote).

The ESPN He spoke with a couple of Brazilians who bought glasses of beer with alcohol, and the prices clearly attracted attention.

a fan of FlamingoHey Fitness Trainer From jiu-jitsu Rodrigo Stanisky, 42, remember clubs World Cup 2019, also held in Qatar.

“In the Club World Cup, beer cost almost half of what it costs now in a cup. Plus, I can get tickets and buy one at a time. Now, it has to be all in one go and done,” said the Brazilian, who held four cups at a time. One.

next to you, the Basque Igor Zavarez, 32, who is also a jiu-jitsu instructor, got distracted and spilled a small amount of beer on the floor while talking to the reporter. But this did not dampen his good mood.

“About 20 reais fell to the ground,” he joked, also holding four mugs.

Only beer will be sold with alcohol Festival fan And around the stadiums before the matches and an hour after the final whistle.

However, only non-alcoholic beer will be sold inside the arenas.