The World Cup's first whistle will sound June 11 at Estadio Azteca in Mexico City, kicking off a summer-long spectacle that ...

Researchers spent years developing pitches for World Cup stadiums across the U.S., Mexico and Canada. The fields are mostly natural grass reinforced with artificial blades.

For the World Cup, FIFA requires a particular kind of pitch: a hybrid of natural and artificial grass. We hear about what it takes to make it.

What goes behind the growing the perfect grass pitch for the FIFA World Cup? NPR's Scott Simon speaks to John Sorochan of the University of Tennessee, the man in charge of delivering these fields.

Preparations to install a grass field at NRG Stadium for the 2026 FIFA World Cup are progressing well after work on the pitch started last week, Houston's World Cup host committee said Friday.  The ...

A wide range of venues will provide World Cup athletes with places to train and recover during the tournament.

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Workers have begun installing the grass field at MetLife Stadium, site of eight World Cup matches including the final in July 19. FIFA is using two types of surfaces for ...

Workers installing the new grass at the MetLife stadium Charly Triballeau / AFP via Getty Images With a little over a month until the World Cup comes to New Jersey, workers this week began installing ...