World Cup final looms in crisis…urgent demands to move match from MetLife

Criticism is growing at New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium, which will host the 2026 World Cup final. After a round of matches played at this stadium, players and coaches walked out, followed by the international media, to condemn the pitch, which was described as “unsuitable for an event of this magnitude”. Some voices even went so far as to demand that the International Football Federation (FIFA) urgently move the final match to another stadium.

The German “Bild” newspaper made a harsh comment yesterday, Thursday evening, after the confrontation between Germany and Ecuador, stressing that the miserable situation on the field during that confrontation is unacceptable, and FIFA should seriously consider moving the final. It’s a statement that reflects growing concern since the start of the World Cup, as the stadium has come under constant criticism since the Morocco-Brazil opener, with observers raising serious concerns at the stadium, which is set to host the world’s most famous event. Around.

The stars did not hesitate to express their overwhelming displeasure, according to the “Website” report.Miss MercatoAfter the game against Morocco, Brazil’s Vinicius Junior was the first to raise the alarm, noting that the intense heat was drying the floor at a record speed, which hindered the movement of the ball and did not allow the players to impose their rhythm. This was supported by his team-mate Bruno Guimarez, and complaints even reached the French camp after the Senegal game, where star Adrien Rabiot commented with displeasure, saying he did not know if they could call this place a stadium, describing it as a hard and rigid artificial floor.

In turn, S. He introduced Didier Deschamps, coach of the French national teamprovided a technical breakdown of the crisis, explaining that having a concrete slab directly under the field makes the grass fibers too short and changes the way the ball bounces. It also prevents players from using iron spiked boots due to a lack of depth in the ground, which experts attribute to unfair mowing of the grass, as well as a haphazard ‘patching’ process of different quality and colored grass, which caused a lack of uniformity and caused the ball to bounce erratically from one patch to another.

As we approach the decisive knockout roundsPressure is mounting on FIFA to find an alternative and move the final if the situation is not immediately rectified, especially as the MetLife Stadium suffers from the additional disadvantage of the lack of an air-conditioned roof, leaving players at the mercy of erratic weather and sweltering heat. Thus comes the great irony of the USA having technologically advanced stadiums that have been ruled out, thus turning this stadium issue into the biggest headache for the head of the organizing committee of the 2026 World Cup.