World Cup organizers will announce on Friday that no alcoholic beer will be sold to fans at Qatar's stadiums.

Iran PressMiddle East: The expected announcement comes two days before Sunday's kickoff of the World Cup, the first to be held in a Muslim country with strict controls on alcohol, the consumption of which is banned in public.

A larger number of fans are attending from across the Middle East and South Asia, where alcohol doesn't play such a large role in the culture.

Earlier, Sport for Health partnership announced the implementation of smoking prevention measures at the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar for a healthy tournament.

The Qatar World Championships will be held from November 21 to December 18, 2022. 

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