The Football World Cup will start in Qatar from November 20 this month, but a large number of fake trophies have been caught before the start of the World Cup of the most popular sport in the world.
According to a foreign media report, the administration in Doha has seized 144 fake trophies of the Football World Cup after receiving a tip-off.
In this regard, the officials of the Ministry of Interior of Qatar say that we received information that a website is making and selling fake trophies of the Football World Cup. Confiscated fake trophies which are said to be 144 in number.
The Qatari Ministry of Interior has also released a photo of the trophies seized in the operation on social media, in which fake trophies of the Football World Cup can be seen on a floor.
The Economic and Cyber Crimes Combating Department, in cooperation with the Intellectual Property Protection Committee, seized 144 counterfeit cups similar to the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™, for violation of Law number 10/2021 on hosting the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™. #MOIQatar pic.twitter.com/ysRXlhmo2S
— Ministry of Interior (@MOI_QatarEn) November 2, 2022
While refraining from giving details regarding this operation, the Ministry of Interior did not say where the trophies were found, nor has any awareness been given regarding the arrest of any suspect or persons during this operation.
It should be noted that the World Cup, the most popular sport in the world, will start in Qatar from November 20 this month and the opening match will be played between the host Qatar and Ecuador.