EP 45 · 50:52

Los Angeles Stadium grass installation

From The Physics of the World Cup: VAR, Smart Balls, and Soccer Aerodynamics

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50:52>> Relax. I mean, look at this next video that we're going to show of the 2026 World Cup and how SoFi Stadium, sorry, Los Angeles Stadium prepped for it. Okay? Here, they're showing they put the sand they're putting like black tarp down, then they're putting sand on top because the sand is sort of where the water is going to go and then get drained out. And on top of that, they're putting the turf. Then they've got these LED lights that have that go in every single night to make the grass grow. It It's an incredible engineering feat and all of this turf, sorry, all of this grass is coming from like Colorado or something, you know? >> Right. So, they got to ship it in. >> got it like this is an incredible endeavor for a stadium that as big as

51:35Los Angeles. >> Yeah, which is a massive and the grounds which we were there at are great and again, obviously, the actual event the actual match stadiums were going to have the best. >> Yeah, yeah. And and like they've got a drainage system to get the water out cuz the the grass has to be wet. Um they've got fans to blow air across to stave off fungi. Like it's dope. >> When when it comes to entertainment in the US, >> Yeah. >> we spare no expense. >> Yeah, exactly. The last thing that I

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    The Physics of the World Cup: VAR, Smart Balls, and Soccer Aerodynamics

    A World Cup special on the science behind the beautiful game, from VAR and smart-ball sensors to soccer ball aerodynamics, pitch engineering, and match momentum analytics.

    The Physics of the World Cup: VAR, Smart Balls, and Soccer Aerodynamics

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