(Alajuela) Security at the FIFA World Cup in Qatar, where two million people are expected, will be “very strict” as all supporters will be gathered in one city, said the president of FIFA, Gianni Infantino, Sunday in Costa Rica.
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” All the fans from all over the world are welcome to celebrate, party, watch the games. But if anyone wants to come and start fights or whatever, obviously they won’t be welcome and we’re all going to be very strict, because everyone’s safety is the most important thing,” Infantino told a conference. release after the inauguration of a soccer field in San José.
According to the FIFA official, “nearly two million people from all over the world” are expected for the World Cup next November and December, in this country of 2.6 million inhabitants.
And the issue of security is all the more crucial as “we are going to have the fans of all countries in the same city, not just the fans of the two countries playing a match one day, everyone will be there all the time,” he stressed.
“The preparation, of course, is not simple, it is not easy, there are many questions that must be considered in terms of security, accommodation, transport and all possible and imaginable efforts are made. to make it a party for everyone,” Infantino added.
The World Cup in Qatar “will be like when a child goes to Disneyland for the first time and sees the rides and the toys. For the fans soccer, it will be a unique experience,” he concluded.