While grass-over-turf pitches in the United States continue to receive criticism, there's hope that FIFA will see largely improved surfaces for the 2026 World Cup, but some differences will remain ...

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, FIFA's ...

The quest to solve the 2026 World Cup's turf problem has led to a high-stakes experiment, with the solution set to debut at next week's CONCACAF Nations League matches at SoFI Stadium.

The conversion from baseball diamond to soccer field required 12,500 square feet of new sod and Bermuda grass, which took Hansen and his crew of nine two days to place, smooth and outline.