Oldhamer's World Cup experience in Qatar
An England fan from Greater Manchester has spoken about his quest to get a pint at the Qatar World Cup – but says the booze ban hasn't dampened spirits.
He flew 4,000 miles to the Qatari capital from Heathrow last Sunday, after watching his beloved Oldham Athletic draw 0-0 away at Maidstone on Saturday. "Obviously the nearer the tournament came there was the booze bans and stuff and I thought 'oh they're going back on their word now, it's going to be terrible'.
"And afterwards, they shut one of the nearby Metro stations. I don't think they realised how busy it was going to be", he said. On the booze ban, Tom said: "It's not the end of the world. We got to the stadium quite early [for England vs Iran] on Monday and to be fair, there was nothing much you could do outside the ground.
"It was a bit weird after the Iran game we came out, and had a cup of tea and a coffee in a cafe. And the football wasn't being shown. "But the place we went after the England v Iran game, which was inside the Radisson Blu, there were special offers where you could get vouchers and buy in bulk, say six beers, and it worked out about £8 a pint. There were flags up and it was wall-to-wall football fans.
He says around 5,000 fans are being housed in the village which consists of a series of apartment blocks with shops, supermarkets, food stalls, and other amenities also inside.
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