To comply with a FIFA prohibition on branding, MetLife Stadium in New Jersey was renamed “New York New Jersey Stadium.” New Jerseyans were not surprised.
Curaçao qualified for the World Cup for the first time in its history. The country’s fans, decked out in blue, came to watch their team take on Germany.
John Sorochan, a turf scientist at the University of Tennessee, has led the yearslong, multimillion-dollar effort to develop perfect playing fields for the 2026 World Cup.