{"id":346438,"date":"2026-06-06T07:24:45","date_gmt":"2026-06-06T01:54:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=346438"},"modified":"2026-06-06T07:24:45","modified_gmt":"2026-06-06T01:54:45","slug":"fifa-reverses-water-bottle-ban-at-world-cup-games-some-restrictions-apply","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/06\/06\/fifa-reverses-water-bottle-ban-at-world-cup-games-some-restrictions-apply\/","title":{"rendered":"FIFA reverses water bottle ban at World Cup games, some restrictions apply"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-socialshare=\"true\">\n<div id=\"article-fontSizer\" class=\"c-fontSizer\">\n<p>\n\t\t<button class=\"c-fontSizer__button c-fontSizer__button--decrease c-button c-button--details c-button--mini\" data-trackable=\"true\" data-trackaction=\"Font Sizer Decrease Font\" data-tooltip-title=\"Decrease text size\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Descrease article font size<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<svg class=\"c-icon  c-fontSizer__icon\" focusable=\"false\">\n\t\t<use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/wp-content\/themes\/shaw-globalnews\/assets\/dist\/icons\/out\/symbol\/svg\/sprite.symbol.svg?v=03zxzk4qx#font-decrease\"><\/use>\n\t<\/svg><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t<button class=\"c-fontSizer__button c-fontSizer__button--increase c-button c-button--details c-button--mini\" data-trackable=\"true\" data-trackaction=\"Font Sizer Increase Font\" data-tooltip-title=\"Increase text size\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Increase article font size<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<svg class=\"c-icon  c-fontSizer__icon\" focusable=\"false\">\n\t\t<use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/wp-content\/themes\/shaw-globalnews\/assets\/dist\/icons\/out\/symbol\/svg\/sprite.symbol.svg?v=03zxzk4qx#font-increase\"><\/use>\n\t<\/svg><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>FIFA officials have done a bottle flip and announced they&#8217;re reversing their previously announced reusable water bottle ban at World Cup games.<\/p>\n<p>Form of.<\/p>\n<p>In an update posted on social media, FIFA World Cup 2026 Chief Operating Officer Heimo Schirgi said that fans will now be permitted to usher in one soft, plastic 20-ounce (590 millilitres) factory-sealed water bottle into stadiums where games are being played.<\/p>\n<p>Fans is not going to be allowed to usher in any hard-sided reusable water bottles resulting from safety and security reasons.<\/p>\n<p>This will likely be in effect at games played in the US and Canada. Schirgi didn&#8217;t mention Mexico, so it&#8217;s unclear right now if the reversal also applies to stadiums there.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup\" data-newsletter-inline=\"\">\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"170\" height=\"225\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/wp-content\/themes\/shaw-globalnews\/images\/skyline\/national.jpg\" alt=\"Get breaking Canada news delivered to your inbox as it happens so you won't miss a trending story.\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup__content\">\n<h2 class=\"c-inlineSignup__title\">Get breaking National news<\/h2>\n<p>Get breaking Canada news delivered to your inbox because it happens so you will not miss a trending story.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Just three weeks ago, FIFA updated its code of conduct policy for North American venues, stating that \u201cempty, transparent, reusable plastic bottles, as much as (1 litre in) capability, could also be brought into the stadium,\u201d Reuters reported, but backpedalled Thursday, saying they were\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/digitalhub.fifa.com\/m\/50ebae81c412b7d5\/original\/FIFA-World-Cup-2026-Stadium-Code-of-Conduct.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">not allowed<\/a>\u00a0and that fans will now need to purchase bottled water on site.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad\">\n<p>Story continues below commercial<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>There are 48 teams set to play within the World Cup starting this month in Mexico City, with matches also being hosted at 16 venues across North America, including in Toronto and Vancouver.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-tabs\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t<button role=\"tab\" class=\"c-tabs__tab c-tabs__tab--active\" type=\"button\">More on Sports<\/button><br \/>\n\t\t\t<button role=\"tab\" class=\"c-tabs__tab\" type=\"button\">More videos<\/button>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"l-article__oembed embed-twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">All fans will likely be permitted to usher in one, soft, plastic, 20 ounces (590ml), factory sealed disposable water bottle into any FIFA World Cup 2026 match within the USA and Canada. \u2705<\/p>\n<p>As FIFA World Cup 2026 Chief Operating Officer, Heimo Schirgi, explains, fans is not going to be permitted\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ePEHq9oalJ\">pic.twitter.com\/ePEHq9oalJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 FIFA (@FIFAcom) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/FIFAcom\/status\/2063022567141638254?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 5, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>\u2013with files from Rachel Goodman<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\n\t\t&#038;copy 2026 Global News, a division of Corus Entertainment Inc.\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Descrease article font size Increase article font size FIFA officials have done a bottle flip and announced they&#8217;re reversing their previously announced reusable water bottle ban at World Cup games. 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