FIFA UPDATE


Verti-Drain and carrier in Estadio Bezerrão


Bermuda can regenerate very quickly and, with temperatures still high in Brazil at the time of the


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works, it was felt that any attempts to transition in ryegrass would not be


successful. The transition to rye in the stadia was only to boost the aesthetics of the striping, which worked for the three weeks of play


Estadio Bezerrão post match cleaning


“The renovation programme followed the same format as the stadia with the focus very much on cleaning out the thatch layer ahead of topdressing and fertilising. Bermuda can regenerate very quickly and, with temperatures still high in Brazil at the time of the works, it was felt that any attempts to transition in ryegrass would not be successful. The transition to rye in the stadia was only to boost the aesthetics of the striping, which worked for the three weeks of play.”


From the first kick off on the 23rd October to the final on the 17th November, the tournament went well for the team. With all fifty-two games played on schedule and on good surfaces, the 18th Edition of the FIFA U-17 World Cup was well received by players and coaches alike. For Alan and the FIFA pitch team, there was a real sense of achievement at what had been delivered in Brazil given the low starting point they had inherited at the first inspections. The intensity during the six months leading up to the tournament - and the twenty-three days during it - provided a different test for the FIFA pitch team. For


Alan, it was one of the toughest projects he has faced with it being in an area of the world with a lower level of turf infrastructure on a short time frame.


Seven months of hard work from the local groundsmen and FIFA pitch team culminated in a fitting end. The final of the 2019 tournament was played between Brazil and Mexico in the Estadio Bezerrão, with the host nation coming out 2-1 winners thanks to an 84th minute goal that saw them draw level and a 93rd minute penalty that proved to be a late winner and saw the famous yellow shirts lift their fourth U-17 World Cup.


The Brazil team celebrate 58


PC February/March 2020


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