Pitches at the FIFA U-17 Peru

[houston_fc]

I've read on ESPN Soccernet that Peru is installing the latest in artificial pitches in all of the stadiums for the FIFA U-17 tournament. Why are they doing that?

[hasselhoff]

I've read on ESPN Soccernet that Peru is installing the latest in artificial pitches in all of the stadiums for the FIFA U-17 tournament. Why are they doing that?

I believe they are conducting an experiment. FIFA usually tests rules changes and such in the underage tournaments.

[El Buki]

They are also testing the ball with a microchip inside that alerts the ref when the ball has completely crossed the goal line.

[MoRado]

robots will be used instead of players in the 2018 WC at thailand

[Visca...]

Some info about the Venues and host cities

http://www.fifa.com/en/comp/U17/tournament/0,4129,U17-2005-10,00.html


Chiclayo
Known as “ the City of Friendship ” because of the warmth of its people, Chiclayo is one of the largest urban centres in Peru . A bustling hub of industry and commerce, the city serves as an important meeting point for people from the coast, the highlands and the northern jungle. Chiclayo, or Santa María en los Valles de Chiclayo, to give it its original name, began life as an Indian town in the latter half of the 16th century.

Iquitos
The capital of Loreto, the country's northeastern province, Iquitos is located on the banks of the Amazon in the heart of the Peruvian jungle and is only reachable by river or air. Founded in 1747 by the Jesuit missionary José Bahamonde, Iquitos is surrounded on one side by Lake Morona and on the other by the rivers Nanay and Itaya.

Lima
Situated 154m above sea level near the country's western coast, the bustling Peruvian capital is home to some 7.5 million people – a quarter of the country's inhabitants. It is a city of sharp contrasts, where one can as easily find modern shopping malls as ancient archaeological ruins.

Piura
Located 981km to the north of Lima, Piura is a city steeped in culture and tradition. Piura, as we know it, was established in 1588, though the history of settlements in the region dates back much further. Records show that agrarian communities were thriving in the Piura coastal region as early as 1000 BC.

Trujillo
Known as “the city of eternal spring”, Trujillo is the principal urban centre of northern Peru. It was founded back in 1536 by the Spanish conquistador Pizarro and today is a thriving metropolis with some 750,000 inhabitants. The city is renowned for the warmth of its people and still has a distinct colonial feel with its period architecture and century old places of worship.

[imnotreyes]

I believe they are conducting an experiment. FIFA usually tests rules changes and such in the underage tournaments.


i can't believe it...its weird (at least to me) i mean imo when the ball is bouncing around it just doesn't have a "natural" bounce and it looks like it just has a mind of its own. In the US match it looked like the ball would still "kick up" on them and change the bounce. hard to read the balll

Anyone who has played on artificial knows Playing on turf changes the game,...this new stuff looks better than the old plastic pitches, but is no substitute for natural...does anyone know who plays at the stadium the US played at in the 1st match?