Fifa Women’s World Cup rules for fans: leave your ladders, frisbees and politics at home

Fans lucky enough to score tickets to the Women’s World Cup have been instructed to leave their ladders, rolls of paper and hard hats at home under lengthy instructions outlined by Fifa.

Accepting the extensive terms of use and stadium code of conduct is mandatory for football fans prior to accessing their tickets, which requires the downloading of a separate app. The Guardian has pored over the 10,000 words so you don’t have to.

Many of the more than 100 instructions on the entry to the stadiums are reasonable, while others delve into the highly specific.

A ticket, for instance, doesn’t allow drivers to park at the stadium, while there are also no guarantees seats will grant an “uninhibited and uninterrupted” view of the match.

Replica firearms, flares, explosives, extendable batons and cold steel weapons are understandably prohibited, as are long and non-retractable umbrellas. But if you bring a permitted umbrella, it must remain closed at all times.

Beach balls, balloons, Frisbees and inflatable toys are another no-go zone, same goes for “items used in martial arts and extreme sports”. Those hoping to transform Australia and New Zealand’s winter stadiums into an all out beach party will have to keep their novelty items at home – save it for Bondi beach.

And if the tradies were considering bringing ladders, steps, benches, folding chairs, construction tools or boxes, forget about it; Fifa has firmly instructed viewers to leave their furniture at home.

Budding bakers will also disappointed by a clause prohibiting white powder – including flour, or commercially produced food items bought outside the stadium.

The same goes for jars, bottles, cups, cans or “any other form of capped receptacle”, excluding disposable PET