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Jail time possible for World Cup fans who have premarital sex, drink alcohol in public

It will be all business for athletes at this year’s World Cup in Qatar and absolutely no funny business tolerated from fans.

The host nation has strict bans on both unmarried sex and public alcohol consumption. Any fans or visitors that break either of those laws could get up to seven years behind bars.

A police source told the Daily Star in the United Kingdom that “sex is very much off the menu, unless you are coming as a husband and wife team. There definitely will be no one-night stands at this tournament.”

The Daily Star reported that some fans with different last names are already being stopped from booking and sharing hotel rooms.