‘A great field to play on’: World Cup players approve of Vancouver’s grass
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‘A great field to play on’: World Cup players approve of Vancouver’s grass
GEMMA KARSTENS-SMITH
VANCOUVER
THE CANADIAN PRESS
PUBLISHED 3 HOURS AGO
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Workers tend to the pitch during group D World Cup soccer action between Australia and Turkey, in Vancouver on Saturday.
DARRYL DYCK/THE CANADIAN PRESS
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The grass playing field at BC Place has passed muster with some of the world’s top soccer players.
The temporary playing surface saw its first FIFA World Cup action on Saturday as Australia beat Turkey 2-0 in the first game ever held in Va…
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