The grass at this year's #WorldCup has traveled farther than some of the fans. Half of this year's tournament stadiums were built with artificial turf for football, so #FIFA had to bring in natural grass to transform them into #soccer pitches. That meant growing custom hybrid grass on farms, trucking it hundreds of miles across multiple states, and maintaining it—sometimes under stadium roofs with artificial lights. TIME senior sports correspondent Sean Gregory went behind the scenes at #LosAnge
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The grass at this year's #WorldCup has traveled farther than some of the fans. Half of this year's tournament stadiums were built with artificial turf for football, so #FIFA had to bring in natural grass to transform them into #soccer pitches. That meant growing custom hybrid grass on farms, trucking it hundreds of miles across multiple states, and maintaining it—sometimes under stadium roofs with artificial lights. TIME senior sports correspondent Sean Gregory went behind the scenes at #LosAnge
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