England and Wales fans have been hailed for their ‘exemplary’ behaviour in Qatar by the UK’s football policing lead.
Chief Constable Mark Roberts said there had been no police incidents and no arrests of British nationals throughout the teams’ participation in the tournament.
He said it would be wrong to entirely attribute this success to the heavily restricted sale of alcohol in Qatar but insisted it ‘has helped to some degree’.
Roberts is a staunch opponent of proposals contained in last year’s fan-led review for a pilot to allow fans at participating stadia to drink in sight of the pitch.
‘The behaviour of England and Wales out in Qatar was absolutely exemplary,’ Roberts said.
‘Throughout the home nations’ involvement in the tournament there were no arrests or incidents to report, which is a credit to all those who travelled.
‘In Russia 2018 there were three arrests, but obviously having two teams in this tournament we played double the group-stage games, including a home nations derby, which underlines the good nature of our fans.
‘Traditionally we do have few arrests of our fans at World Cups, but to have zero isn’t something we have seen before.
‘It would be wrong to entirely attribute this to the restrictions on alcohol in Qatar, but I do think it has helped to some degree.’
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