So many useless restrictions. If beer is available, then why it is not available for everyone? Only those with tickets will be able to purchase the drinks and that too for a few hours before the match. If a football fan is in Qatar for 2 weeks and he is attending two matches, this mean that he will be able to purchase drinks only two times during this entire stay.
In my, country a particular region forbids the consumption of alcohol due to religious beliefs but they share alcohol taxes collected from other regions. This is the case of Qatar. they want the gloom and fun of the tournament but they want to dodge away from the price of the glory of the competition.
These restrictions and policies might end up making the competition uninteresting and FITA might end up selling fewer tickets than they budgeted. I cannot watch football in a place that is guided by draconian laws which would make fans feel like they are imprisoned.