Hard Rock is among the venues for the 2025 Club World Cup, and will host the opening match between ... but they will play the same.” Alan Ferguson, the FIFA Senior Pitch Management Manager ...

The artificial turf mixed with the natural grass gives the pitch better strength and ... the same NFL stadiums that will host the World Cup. "You're playing on a football field, with laid grass ...

Now with dollars from FIFA, there's work underway to make sure the grass is just right for the 48 soccer teams playing in the 2026 World Cup. "The pitch is everything," said Alan Ferguson ...

Researchers work to grow grass that will offer the same level playing ... soccer venues that will be used during the... Researchers work to make pitch-perfect turf for the 2026 World Cup In ...