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Reason World Cup pitches are different as FIFA faces complaints from players

The pitches used at the FIFA World Cup 2026 have come under added scrutiny after several players complained about how they felt under foot

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Reason World Cup pitches are different as FIFA faces complaints from players

FIFA mandated natural grass on concrete-base American stadiums, creating rigid, dry pitches with unpredictable bounces. Retrofitting incompatible requirements onto mismatched infrastructure degrades performance and escalates operational risk—a decision pattern endemic to legacy system migrations.

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