World Cup grass fields have NFL players asking why they still play on turf

When the United States men’s national team takes the pitch for its first World Cup match, its players’ feet will land on newly installed grass at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, typically the home of the NFL’s Los Angeles Rams and Los Angeles Chargers. That’s because FIFA required all 16 stadiums hosting World Cup matches across the U.S., Mexico and Canada to have playing surfaces that are mostly natural grass, with strict requirements to ensure ideal playing surfa