England fans could be sent to ‘sobering up tents’ and given warning during 2022 World Cup as Qatar crack down on boozing

ENGLAND supporters and other nations fans will have special zones at the World Cup to sober up.

Alcohol will move from just hotel bars in Qatar to fan zones and will also be sold outside stadiums during the tournament.

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The Middle East nation is a predominantly Muslim country which has restricted public drinking laws.

Now it has been decided that authorities will control public drunkenness at the World Cup by having an alternative to arrests or jail time for those fans that have one too many.

Qatar's World Cup chief Nasser Al Khater told : “There are plans in place for people to sober up if they've been drinking excessively.

“It's a place to make sure that they keep themselves safe, they're not harmful to anybody else.”

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It has also been reported elsewhere that individuals that end up in the “sobering tent” will have to remain there until they are judged to be OK to be released with a warning.

Fans heading to Qatar will be able to drink for up to 19 HOURS a day a the official fan festival.

There will also be a fan zone curated by Arcadia, hosts of the spectacular arena which features at the Glastonbury Festival.

But a pint won't come cheap - with a beer expected to cost £8.

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Drinking at the tournament has not been the only major issue dominating the headlines.

And when quizzed on anti-LGBTQIA+ laws within Qatar, Al Khater insisted that gay supporters are able to hold hands throughout the showpiece - which runs from November 20 to December 18.

He was adamant that no gay persons would be discriminated against in this respect. 

Same-sex partnerships are not recognised in Qatar and are punishable by law in some cases.

Al Khater added: “All we ask is for people to be respectful of the culture.

“At the end of the day, as long as you don't do anything that harms other people, if you're not destroying public property, as long as you're behaving in a way that's not harmful, then everybody's welcome and you have nothing to worry about.”

Another issue for fans to watch out for is taking their tops off.

Those who strip off have been warned they face being slapped with a hefty fine.

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England will begin their World Cup campaign against Iran on November 21.

They then take on USA on November 25 before their final group clash with Wales four days later.