Thousands of fans are expected to travel to Qatar to support their teams over three next weeks.

The World Cup is the biggest prize in the sport and the vast majority will manage to enjoy it without getting into bother.

There is, of course, always a minority who manage to find themselves on the wrong side of the law – and despite limited access to alcohol, the odds are a British fan or two might be among them.

Here’s what supporters who get locked up in Qatar can expect and what they’ll experience inside.

What happens when you’re locked up in Qatar?

If a travelling fan is daft or unlucky enough to wind up in a Qatari jail, the first thing that will happen is that all their personal goods – including money – will be seized.

Detainees should be allowed to make a call to family, the embassy or a lawyer but thereafter access to the outside world will be severely restricted.

They will initially be banged up for 24 hours but extensions – which are almost always granted – can be obtained by the authorities putting someone behind bars without trial for up to six months.

For English-speaking fans, the language barrier could represent significant problems as all investigations are conducted in Arabic and access to translators is patchy.

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