Overview
- A hotel manager in Alexandria was dismissed after telling journalists that Croatia had requested Croatian wines, including the Plavac Mali grape, during the team’s stay.
- Croatian outlets reported the leak and emphasized that the issue was the act of disclosure rather than any tactical or security risk from the information shared.
- The hotel cited a strict confidentiality clause in an agreement with FIFA and the Croatian Football Federation as the basis for the immediate firing.
- Some reports identified the property as Hotel AKA and said the employee was Turkish, but those details have limited corroboration across sources.
- The episode underlines how World Cup host-hotel rules control even minor hospitality details and could drive tighter staff briefings and media caution at team bases.