3 min learnJun 6, 2026 10:00 PM IST
Days after banning water bottles at World Cup 2026 video games, FIFA on Saturday (June 6, 2026) allowed spectators to deliver alongside one disposable bottle every to matches in the USA and Canada. The adjusted coverage comes with sure riders, as hard-sided, reusable water bottles stay disallowed.
In a social media submit, the worldwide governing physique stated supporters will probably be permitted to deliver one tender, plastic, 20-ounce (590 millilitre), factory-sealed, disposable water bottle into any match being held within the USA or Canada. FIFA’s chief working officer Heimo Schirgi conveyed the announcement in a video message, citing “security and safety causes” for barring reusable bottles.
All followers will probably be permitted to herald one, tender, plastic, 20 ounces (590ml), manufacturing unit sealed disposable water bottle into any FIFA World Cup 2026 match within the USA and Canada. ✅
As FIFA World Cup 2026 Chief Working Officer, Heimo Schirgi, explains, followers is not going to be permitted… pic.twitter.com/ePEHq9oalJ
— FIFA (@FIFAcom) June 5, 2026
FIFA’s stadium guidelines had initially said that followers might herald a clear, reusable bottle as much as one litre, or 33.8 ounces capability. However on Thursday, the “stadium code of conduct” replace was lambasted by an English fan group, which urged FIFA had given assurances on carrying empty plastic bottles to fill with freely accessible water.
The match is about to be performed within the North American summer time for the primary time since 1994. Local weather researchers have warned that temperatures at 14 of the 16 World Cup websites are prone to exceed harmful ranges, and the world soccer physique has responded to the warmth security issues by bringing in a three-minute hydration break in every half for all matches.
“FIFA is dedicated to defending the well being and security of all gamers, referees, followers, volunteers, and employees,” a FIFA assertion had learn.
The quadrennial showpiece, which will probably be held between June 11 and July 19, is already beneath the scanner for unprecedentedly excessive ticket costs. FIFA raised its prime ticket worth for the ultimate to USD 10,990, months after setting it at USD 8,680 following the match attract December. For context, costs had been set between USD 70 and USD 1,600 within the 2022 World Cup.