Fifa denies that the grass of the stadiums was painted with green paint.
During the World Cup, doubts have been raised about whether the grass in the stadiums is really as good as it seems.
The flawlessly green game platforms may be the result of a cunning trick by the race organizers.
British newspaper Daily Mail says that the England players wondered after their matches why the white uniforms had turned green during the games.
This has led to speculation as to whether stadium turfs have been painted with green paint to cover possible yellowing patches.
The international football association Fifa has denied the claims. According to Fifa, only the substitutes’ warm-up areas on the edge of the field are painted green in stadiums.
Dyeing the lawn green is a familiar phenomenon in golf. For example, the Augusta golf course in the United States uses the same trick during the legendary Masters tournament.
This is why the gimmick is known as the “Augusta approach” – Augusta’s procedure.
Stadium 974 in Doha glowed green in Monday’s Brazil-South Korea match. EPA / AOP