At the World Cup
Despite the threat of heat: FIFA prohibits bringing drinking bottles
June 4, 2026 – 10:03 amReading time: 2 minutes
Anyone who goes to the stadium at the World Cup often has to expect high temperatures. But your own water bottle is not an option.
A clear announcement from Fifa: Football fans are not allowed to take empty water bottles into the stadium during the World Cup. Temperatures of well over 30 degrees are expected at many venues. But FIFA said in its code of conduct for stadiums: “For the avoidance of doubt: reusable water bottles may not be brought into the stadium.”
In May, the world association announced that empty, transparent and reusable plastic bottles with a capacity of up to one liter could be brought into the arenas. In German football, Tetra Pak packaging of up to 0.5 liters, and sometimes up to 1 liter, is permitted.
When asked by the AFP news agency, a FIFA spokesman said that the rule change was made for security reasons. In many places the bottles are seen as a possible projectile. At the 2022 World Cup, for example, FIFA itself sold drinks in open bottles without lids, making them less dangerous.
More than 25 high risk games
This means that fans are dependent on the drinks that can be purchased on site. At the Club World Cup a year ago, water cost between four and six US dollars (the equivalent of around €3.50 to €5.20), depending on the venue.
Experts warn that fans could face health risks from the expected heat at the World Cup games. A report published last month by the World Weather Attribution research group concluded that 26 of the 104 World Cup games are likely to be played in conditions where the so-called wet bulb global temperature exceeds 26 degrees – above this limit there is an increased health risk for athletes. At the Club World Cup in the USA last year, fans were already banned from bringing water bottles into the stadiums.