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FIFA reverses course again, will permit fans to take 1 water bottle each to World Cup games in the U.S., Canada [View all]
Following an outcry over a plan to forbid spectators from carrying water bottles to World Cup games, FIFA has reversed course.
FIFA COO Heimo Schirg announced Friday that fans will be permitted to take a single water bottle into World Cup games hosted in the United States and Canada. A bottle must be factory-sealed, soft and no larger than 20 ounces.
The FIFA announcement did not address the policy for games scheduled to be played in Mexico. A similar policy is in the works for venues in Mexico, sources familiar with the discussions told Yahoo Sports.
Schirg announced the new policy via a video shared by FIFA clarifying what kind of bottles are and are not permitted:
Link to tweet
https://sports.yahoo.com/soccer/article/fifa-reverses-course-again-will-permit-fans-to-take-1-water-bottle-each-to-world-cup-games-in-the-us-canada-002143067.html
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