Fan who collected beer from 48 countries for the World Cup becomes famous

Football fans celebrate the World Cup in different ways. However, a die-hard football enthusiast living in London, Gas Hall, attracted a lot of attention with his unique idea. He collected beer from each of the 48 countries participating in the tournament and made it a habit to open and drink the beer of each country as the team was eliminated from the competition. This was reported by BBC Sport .

Gas Hall says that he opens the beer of a country after its team leaves the tournament. He considers this a symbolic "toast" to acknowledge the team's participation and their failure to win the championship.

"Every time a team is knocked out, I open a beer from that country. It's a way to celebrate their participation and acknowledge in a unique way that they didn't win the title," he said.

The fan started building this collection in 2025. He soon realized that it was very difficult to find beer from some countries. In particular, finding beer from Iraq was quite a challenge for him.

"Iraqi beer was a real headache. In the end, I bought it from a person living in Poland. He had traveled to Iraq a few years ago and brought back a bottle of beer as a souvenir. I paid him about 30 pounds," says Hall.

The collector obtained some drinks not by simply buying them, but by trading. For example, he gave a collector in Finland rare English beers in exchange for Qatar's Fizzin drink. He also swapped Panama beer with another collector for Saudi Arabia's Moussy drink.

He also found a unique solution for countries like Qatar and Saudi Arabia where alcoholic beverages are not popular.

"Since alcohol consumption is restricted in these countries, I chose non-alcoholic malt drinks made from barley. They are considered the closest products to beer in those regions," he explained.

For now, Hall is opening the beers in his collection step-by-step based on the tournament results. He says that after the World Cup ends, he plans to collect a similar new collection for the next competition.

Gas Hall's idea also sparked great interest on social media. Many football fans are responding positively to his collection and his unique way of respecting each country.