London to Join Cities Shunning Public Fan Zones for World Cup

French cities currently boycotting showing the tournament
London’s Trafalgar Square hosted around 7,000 fans for Euros

A countdown installation for the upcoming 2022 FIFA World Cup in Doha, Qatar.
Photographer: Christopher Pike/Bloomberg

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By David Hellier

October 10, 2022 at 5:33 PM UTC

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London’s local authority is currently not planning to host any so-called “fan zones” for the upcoming World Cup, due to the Mayor’s opposition to Qatar’s alleged human right abuses.

“There are no current plans for the Mayor or the Greater London Authority to host any Fan Zones or screenings of World Cup matches,” a spokesperson for the Mayor of London said in a statement to Bloomberg.