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World Cup fans ready to celebrate despite stadium beer ban

Fans celebrate in Doha, Qatar, Friday, Nov. 18, 2022. Fans poured into Qatar on Friday ahead of the Middle East's first World Cup as Doha ordered beers not to be poured out at stadiums during the tournament — a last-minute surprise largely welcomed by the country's conservative Muslims and shrugged off by giddy fans. (AP Photo/Jon Gambrell) A woman waves a flag bearing the likeness of Qatar's ruling emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, in Doha, Qatar, Friday, Nov. 18, 2022. Fans poured into Qatar on Friday ahead of the Middle East's first World Cup as Doha ordered beers not to be poured out at stadiums during the tournament — a last-minute surprise largely welcomed by the country's conservative Muslims and shrugged off by giddy fans. (AP Photo/Jon Gambrell) Brazil fan Ajmal Pial, of Khulna, Bangladesh, waves the Brazilian flag in Doha, Qatar, Friday, Nov. 18, 2022. Fans poured into Qatar on Friday ahead of the Middle East's first World Cup as Doha ordered beers not to be poured out at stadiums during the tournament — a last-minute surprise largely welcomed by the country's conservative Muslims and shrugged off by giddy fans. (AP Photo/Jon Gambrell) Ecuador fan Pablo Zambrano of Quito, Ecuador, cheers in Doha, Qatar, Friday, Nov. 18, 2022. Fans poured into Qatar on Friday ahead of the Middle East's first World Cup as Doha ordered beers not to be poured out at stadiums during the tournament — a last-minute surprise largely welcomed by the country's conservative Muslims and shrugged off by giddy fans. (AP Photo/Jon Gambrell) Fans cheer and wave Brazilian flags in front of the World Cup countdown clock in Doha, Qatar, Friday, Nov. 18, 2022. Fans poured into Qatar on Friday ahead of the Middle East's first World Cup as Doha ordered beers not to be poured out at stadiums during the tournament — a last-minute surprise largely welcomed by the country's conservative Muslims and shrugged off by giddy fans. (AP Photo/Jon Gambrell)