England fans will be REFUSED entry into Qatar if they don’t have World Cup match tickets

ENGLAND supporters hoping to fly to Qatar are being warned they will be allowed into the country only if they have match tickets.

Three Lions fans and, hopefully, Wales’ or Scotland’s depending on the play-offs, are planning their trips after Friday’s draw.

But Qatari government officials have said they must have tickets and official Fifa IDs.

It has dashed the hopes of thousands planning on buying them after arriving.

Sources said Qatar was bringing in the policy because it did not have the accommodation capacity for ticketless fans.

The country has a population of fewer than three million.

Berhold Trenkel, chief operating officer of Qatar Tourism, told The Sun on Sunday yesterday: “A decision has been taken that only fans with match tickets will be allowed visas.

“They will need official fan IDs to get into Qatar and those who do not have them will not be allowed to travel.

“The rules are strict and are there for a reason.”

A source said: “We would expect a large number of England fans to want to come to Qatar to enjoy our hospitality even if they don’t have a ticket for a game but we can’t allow for that to happen as there’s a danger we won’t have any room for them.

“We don’t want ticketless fans roaming the streets and then potentially causing problems.”