The decision comes only two days before games start in Qatar. Non-alcoholic beer will still be available for fans at the 64 matches, a source told The Associated Press.
, a person with knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press.
"For many fans, whether they don’t drink alcohol or are used to dry stadium policies at home, this is a detail. It won’t change their tournament," Evain wrote on Twitter. "But with 48 to go, we’ve clearly entered a dangerous territory — where ‘assurances’ don’t matter anymore."While a sudden decision like this may seem extreme in the West, Qatar is an autocracy governed by a hereditary emir, who has absolute say over all governmental decisions.
Already, the tournament has seen Qatar change the date of the opening match only weeks before the World Cup began. At the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, the host country was forced to change a law to allow alcohol sales in stadiums.
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