US stadiums switch to grass for FIFA World Cup 2026
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We Designed the Turf for Soccer’s Biggest World Cup Ever – Here’s How We Created the Same Playing Experience Across 3 Countries
WASHINGTON — With 104 matches in 16 stadiums across Canada, the United States and Mexico, the 2026 FIFA World Cup will be soccer’s biggest event ever. It’s our job as turfgrass researchers hired by FIFA, the game’s governing body, to make sure those pitches feel the same for players and that the grass thrives. That’s not so simple. In fact, it seemed like an impossible challenge at first. Picking the right turf The scale of this job was unpreced…
US stadiums switch to grass for FIFA World Cup 2026 - Hillsboro Sentry Enterprise
US stadiums switch to grass for FIFA World Cup 2026For one month, the grass under the world’s best soccer players has to be pitch-perfect at stadiums across the U.S., Canada, and Mexico.In the U.S., that has meant hauling grass in dozens of refrigerated tractor trailers, laying pipes, and spreading sand across several existing fields before the new grass is rolled out, stitched together, and then kept green with LED lights in the indoor stadiums…
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