TURFGRASS RESEARCH
CAPTURING DATA AND FINE TUNING NEXT STEPS According to Sorochan, the next year plus will involve capturing as much data as possible from the upcoming FIFA Club World Cup 2025, then fine tuning things as World Cup 26 approaches.
“ Perfection is what’ s expected, so we’ re doing different overseeding trials and we’ re starting to mock each stadium,” said Sorochan.“ We have the schedule. Dallas has the most games, but some domed stadiums have more consecutive games. So, how do we adjust the lights on and off to make sure that the grass is going to continue to grow and be healthy?”
For World Cup 26, the eight stadiums with synthetic turf will take out their artificial surface and build a pitch. However, for the Club World Cup— starting June 14, 2025— there will be five synthetic turf stadiums that are going to build a pitch over the artificial turf.
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According to Sorochan, baseline data shows that geotextile and sod can’ t just be laid on top of the synthetic.
“ There are variances in concert flooring— some of them are too thin and you still get a trampolining effect and you feel the artificial turf underneath,” he said.“ When you drop the ball, it doesn’ t bounce back up like it should for the FIFA standards.”
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