The timing of a beer ban announced two days before the World Cup start in Qatar this week was unfortunate and would create unease among fans, Germany team director Oliver Bierhoff said on Saturday.
Bierhoff also said FIFA's plan to use a number of captains' armbands with different slogans was equally baffling given that Germany and some other European nations would wear their own anti-discrimination 'One Love' armbands to promote inclusion.
The Qatar World Cup is the first to be held in a Muslim country with strict controls on alcohol, the consumption of which is banned in public. "I heard about that and the short notice is a bit surprising and it's as if FIFA does not have a clear position," Bierhoff said.
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