The owners of a restaurant in Guangzhou’s Tianhe district watch a World Cup match on Monday. Starting that day, all restaurants in the district were ordered to temporarily stop serving dine-in customers. Other businesses were also told to shut their doors. Photo: Liang Yingfei/Caixin

A bar decorated with a multitude of national flags sits empty in Tianhe. Photo: Liang Yingfei/Caixin

A take-out courier picks up an order at a Tianhe restaurant on Monday. Located in eastern Guangzhou, Tianhe is the southern city’s main business district. Photo: Liang Yingfei/Caixin

A Japanese-style restaurant closes early on Monday in Tianhe. Photo: Liang Yingfei/Caixin

A bar advertising the World Cup closes early on Monday. In Tianhe district, many bars that had prepared for a surge of soccer spectators have had to close. Photo: Liang Yingfei/Caixin

A bar in Tianhe district sits empty on Monday. Photo: Liang Yingfei/Caixin

A restaurant owner waits for a delivery order while watching World Cup matches. Photo: Liang Yingfei/Caixin

A coffee shop covered in graffiti in Tianhe district was closed on Monday. Photo: Liang Yingfei/Caixin