These are the ‘fan villages’ where England supporters will be expected to fork out £200 a night to stay during this month’s World Cup. Photos from the Al-Emadi fan village show thousands of portacabins laid out in long rows in the desert 🙃
It adds: ‘There may be serious penalties for doing something that is not an offence in the UK. The availability of alcohol, and associated laws, will be different to previous tournaments.’
Although alcohol isn’t illegal, authorities take a zero tolerance approach to drinking in public and being drunk outdoors is a crime.The head of Qatar’s security operations has said police will turn a blind eye to most offenses duing the tournament.Qatar is expecting more than a million visitors during the month-long tournament, with the peak number expected between November 24 and 28, during the busy group stage.
On average, fans will spend seven nights in Qatar, according to Omar Al-Jaber, executive director of accommodations.Beanbags laid out in front of the big screens Organisers introduced more than 500 shuttle flights a day allowing fans to stay in neighbouring cities like Dubai in the United Arab Emirates, alleviating concerns tiny Qatar would face an accommodation shortage.
With a population of three million, Qatar has fewer than 31,000 hotel rooms so organisers identified a total of 130,000 rooms in alternative accommodation, converting all available real estate stock into temporary housing.
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