Fifa Secretary General Fatma Samoura said, there will be no ban on beer for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. The comments came on Wednesday during a visit to Doha.

Samoura said that, “We are going to reach a stage when we discuss not only alcohol but food as well.” “We do respect the customs and the culture of the country.”

The secretary general of Qatar’s Supreme Committee for Legacy and Delivery, Hassan Al Thawadi, said that, he doesn’t want alcohol served at the event, but that it wasn’t official policy. He is overseeing preparations for the World Cup.

Qatar has also been criticized over its treatment of migrant workers since it was assigned to host the World Cup six years ago, with a plan that called for about $200 billion (Dh734 billion) of infrastructure spending for the most-watched sporting event in the world.

“After the first accident on a construction site, immediate measures were taken not only to do an assessment but also to address some of the shortcomings,” Samoura said.

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