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Title: Criticized at Copa América, Atlanta's grass has gotten a World Cup glow-up
Link: Original article on nytimes.com
Region: US
Topics: world; copa; fullerton; glowup; américa; criticized; atlanta; pitch; grass; atlantas; stadium; cup; gotten; field; Cristian Romero (footballer, born 1998); Atlanta United FC; Mercedes-Benz Stadium; Lionel Scaloni; Football pitch; Poaceae; Copa América; United States men's national soccer team; Weston McKennie; FIFA World Cup; Emiliano Martínez; Asphalt concrete; Football in Italy; Major League Soccer; Serie A; Midfielder; Head coach; Exhibition game; Goalkeeper (association football); Juventus F.C.; Association football
Datetime: 3/27/2026, 12:00:45 PM
Summary: Several of Argentina’s players and head coach Lionel Scaloni offered sharp criticism of the ground’s temporary grass field. Scaloni’s main complaint was that he believed the grass field had been a last-minute project. During the Copa América, U.S. international midfielder Weston McKennie, who plays his club football in Italy with Serie A giants Juventus, echoed the above criticism. One year after the Copa América, Atlanta’s grass field was not in the headlines. Lighting technology, that’s been a key element of this project.”The roof at Mercedes-Benz will not open from now until the World Cup....

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