17 Days Towards The 2022 World Cup: 144False Trophy Of The 2022 World Cup Confiscated
Illustration of the 2022 World Cup Trophy. (Instagram @go.qatar.2022)

JAKARTA - Fake goods began to mill around the market ahead of the 2022 World Cup. This is homework that the Qatari Government is trying to complete.

On Wednesday, October 2, local time, Qatari authorities confiscated 144 copies of the World Cup trophy. This confiscation was carried out in an operation targeting counterfeit goods in the market ahead of the grand tournament began.

Qatar's interior ministry released a photo of the findings of 144 trophies of the original dimension. They stated that they would follow up on further legal procedures, as quoted from AFP via Antara.

The ministry did not reveal where the mock trophy was found. They also did not provide any information on whether any suspects had been arrested.

The world football body (FIFA) and the Qatari Government have warned about the use or sale and purchase of fake World Cup knick-knacks.

In June, Qatar warned drivers that attaching the World Cup logo to vehicle number plates was illegal. The ban was made after a special plate was presented via online auction.

One month later, police detained five people for selling clothes with the World Cup logo.

At the end of 2021, authorities also raided a perfume factory without permission to use the World Cup brand on its bottles.


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