Mexican fans are expected to add a special luster and enthusiasm by supporting their country’s national team participating in the World Cup in Qatar, but they will be prohibited from wearing the masks for which they are famous, according to the newspaper.mark” Spanish.
In Mexico, fans often sing the popular song “Cilito Lindo” (Beautiful Sky), wear the wide charo hats or cover their faces with the “lucha libre” masks that characterize the wrestlers of this great Latin country.
However, it seems that many who plan to travel to Doha to support the El Tricolor team will be disappointed not to be able to wear the lucha libre masks.
In this regard, the Executive Director of Strategy and Public Diplomacy in the Mexican Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Alfonso Zagby, said that the World Cup organizing committee announced a ban on wearing masks.
He said in televised statements: “We had previously inquired about the possibility of wearing these masks, and at first the answer came that there is no problem with that.”
He continued, “Let’s not forget that the Middle East is a complex region and there are many taboos.”
The Mexican official warned that if fans tried to smuggle these masks to be worn in Mexico’s matches against Saudi Arabia, Poland and Argentina in the group stage, the security men would confront them.
He stressed that it is necessary to educate fans about these matters, despite the fact that this decision was issued late, pointing out that there are other restrictions, such as preventing the entry of alcoholic beverages into Qatar.
It should be noted that Qatar issued a set of prohibitions imposed on fans wishing to come to the country, including not having sexual relations outside marriage in public, according to the newspaper.