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Fans can't believe the state of the £9 salad at World Cup fan parks

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Updated 16:59 16 Nov 2022 GMTPublished 17:00 16 Nov 2022 GMT

Fans can't believe the state of the £9 salad at World Cup fan parks

Going to the World Cup is never cheap and if you choose to buy a salad in Qatar you're in for a rather nasty surprise.

Ryan Sidle

Ryan Sidle

Fans have been left shocked to find the quality of food they'll have to fork out for at the official World Cup fan parks in Qatar.

Earlier this year, fans were promised a 'festival' style World Cup celebration inside the host nation, run by the same organisers of Glastonbury.

How many fans from outside of Qatar that has enticed to make the trip we can't be sure of, especially with claims that the Middle East country has paid some fans to be there.

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But away from the 'festival' there is also a fan park in Doha, Al Bidda Park, which will take a capacity of 40,000 fans at any one time.

Despite Qatar being a Muslim country, fans will be allowed to drink, although drinks will only be sold three hours before games and an hour after kick off, although not during the match.

It's set to be pretty expensive for fans to drink during the tournament, especially if they want to head to a bar or a hotel in order to do so.

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According to some reports, cover charges at bars will force fans to pay up to £80 for the privilege of drinking, and it's not the only place where expenses are sky high.

Sun journalist Martin Lipton has already arrived in the country and taken a look around the fan park, to get the inside track on the experience.

As well as finding out the fans will have to pay £8 for a slice of pizza, Lipton shared a picture of a 'Greek salad' that will cost a ridiculous £9.

"My rabbits get fed a better salad," one fan replied to the picture saying.

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One man particularly offended by the description of 'Greek' in the title, added, "As a Greek, I'd like to ask... Where is the Greek salad?"

"Practically a declaration of war against Greece," another opined on the topic of the naming of the 'meal.'

Echoing the sentiments of many fans yet to get excited by the tournament, another said, "This is easily going to be the worst World Cup to date."

Mocking the fans who have been paid to be there a fourth fans amusingly added, "They are even paying things to impersonate Greek Salads now, it's gone too far."

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Of course many fans were comparing the whole thing to the infamous Fyre Fest, and it certainly made us glad we romaine in England...

Lipton also confirmed that alcohol at the fan park will only be served from 7pm local time until 1 am, meaning plenty of the day without fans being able to get their hands on beer.

He might want to be careful about what he posts pictures of next, with one journalist already finding their coverage of Qatar interrupted.

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A Danish reporter from broadcaster TV2 found his report stopped by some officials, who rocked up in a golf buggy, and they threatened to break his camera, as he continued to record.

Featured Image Credit: Alamy

Topics: Football World Cup, Qatar

Ryan Sidle
Ryan Sidle

Ryan is a journalist for SPORTbible with over eight years of experience. Passionate about all sports, he mainly covers football and F1 - Daniel Ricciardo once spent an entire interview referring to him as 'Ryan Gosling,' still his proudest moment.

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