Qatar Did Not Make 144 Replicas of the World Cup Trophy

Misbar investigated the circulating claim and found it to be misleading. The World Cup trophy replicas were not made by Qatar. The photo shows the seizure of 144 fake World Cups trophies by the Qatari authorities on November 2.

144 World Cup Trophy Replicas Seized by Qatari Authorities

Qatari officials acted on a piece of information suggesting that a website promotes the sale of World Cup trophy replicas. The Economic and Cyber Crimes Combating Department cooperated with the Intellectual Property Protection Committee to seize 144 counterfeit FIFA World Cup trophies.

A statement published by Qatar's Ministry of Interior via its official Twitter account mentioned that the replicas violate “law No.10 of 2021 regarding measures to host the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022.”

FIFA Warns Against the Misuse of World Cup Property Rights

FIFA has previously published several articles raising awareness regarding intellectual property rights associated with the 2022 Qatar World Cup.

The Federation clarified that it would take legal action against transgressors “to safeguard FIFA’s commercial programme and avoid the risk of losing the legal rights and title to FIFA’s IP.”

FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022

The circulating claim is being propagated weeks before Qatar's 2022 World Cup officially launches on November 20. The event is being held in an Arab country for the first time in history. The first match of the 2022 World Cup will be between Qatar and Ecuador.

Translated by Jehan Batrawi

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