Fake World Cup Trophies Seized In Qatar

Qatar authorities stated on Wednesday that they have seized 144 counterfeit World Cup trophies, the most recent raid on fakes hitting the market ahead of the football tournament that begins later this month.

The interior ministry said officers launched an operation “acting on a piece of information about a website that promotes the sale of cups that mimic the true shape of the World Cup.”

It released a photo showing the 144 life-sized trophies laid out across a floor and said that “further legal procedures will be followed”.

The ministry did not exactly mention where the trophies were found, nor whether suspects had been detained.

Recently, football’s governing body FIFA and Qatari authorities have stepped up warnings concerning distributing or buying World Cup fakes.