UEFA EURO 2024

A month of exciting matches is what football fans all around Europe and the world are looking forward to as the countdown to UEFA EURO 2024 begins.

The Allianz Arena in Munich serves as the tournament's home arena, and Berlin's storied Olympic Stadium hosts the championship game

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Quality assurance and pitch standardization start long before the competition and go all the way through, ensuring uniformly excellent standards at every location

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Hybrid pitches, which combine synthetic fibers and natural grass to improve playability, wear, and performance, will be used for all matches

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Standardized testing protocols are provided by the FIFA Quality Program for Natural Playing Surfaces to guarantee consistency and superior pitch quality

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The German finals will be a celebration of football as well as an exhibition of the skill and painstaking care required to create the ideal pitch Readmore

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