As international fans start rolling into Doha, videos are emerging of what life will be like for supporters throughout the World Cup.
Footage from budget accommodation at Rawdat Al Jahhaniya, which goes for around $330 a night and will host mostly Welsh and English fans, showed portable air conditioners being used in converted shipping containers, with deafening noise coming from nearby generators.
"This is what £185 a night gets you in the Qatar World Cup fan village," an England fan wrote on TikTok.
"Good luck getting any rest. The noise of the air conditioner (that doesn’t keep the container cool during the day) helps drown out the rest of the racket."
Two contractors who had been staying in the village told journalists it had been "hell" staying in the area.
"It has been hell. The aircon in the cabin barely works and sounds like a (fighter jet) is taking off. Even if you have it on all the time during the day it is still 27C. You can’t have it on at night because it is so noisy," one contractor said.
The second said the beds were "rock hard".
"I have never been somewhere so uncomfortable," he said.
"We have been here for 10 days and it is a nightmare. It might be OK if you want to rough it for a night or two, but any longer would be dreadful."
The videos came as it was announced alcohol will be banned at World Cup stadiums in an eleventh hour U-turn by organisers.
In a statement, football's governing body said: "Following discussions between host country authorities and FIFA, a decision has been made to focus the sale of alcoholic beverages on the FIFA Fan Festival, other fan destinations and licensed venues, removing sales points of beer from Qatar's FIFA World Cup 2022 stadium perimeters."
'That irritated us': German football boss hits out at FIFA
Meanwhile, German football federation president Bernd Neuendorf has criticised FIFA for attempts to restrict national teams' political activities when it comes to human rights.
Speaking at Germany's first news conference in Qatar ahead of the World Cup, Mr Neuendorf said he was particularly annoyed by FIFA President Gianni Infantino's letter two weeks ago urging teams to "focus on the football" and leave political issues aside.
"That the topic of human rights should now no longer play a role, that we are now concentrating here on football only, that irritated us to a certain extent and disturbed us," Mr Neuendorf said.
He added the federation had to send a signal to show it will not be silenced.
Mr Neuendorf also referred to FIFA's decision to ban the Denmark team from bearing the slogan "Human Rights For All" on training jerseys.
"That was declared as a political statement and therefore prohibited," Mr Neuendorf said.
"We're not talking about a political decision that can be made one way or the other with a slogan like 'Human Rights For All'. It's about human rights. And human rights are universal and binding all over the world."
Mr Neuendorf said Germany was cooperating with other European federations who want their captains to wear an armband with a rainbow heart design during World Cup games to protest against discrimination.
"It's not a political statement, because it's a statement for human rights," said Mr Neuendorf, who added if it was banned, "I would be quite prepared to accept a fine as well."
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