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As soon as Switzerland and Bosnia were off the pitch after their World Cup match on Thursday, another team were on it.
But instead of tearing at the grass with studs this team were mowing, brushing, seeding, and repairing it.
After being battered by some of the world’s best and most physically abusive (to grass) players for two hours, the surface was getting some tender loving care - a necessity in this World Cup, which is often being played atop grass pitches placed on a sub-surface that usually supports artificial turf.
It has not all gone well.