YOGYAKARTA Minister of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) said that the grass quality of Jakarta International Stadium (JIS) has not met FIFA standards. This was conveyed by Basuki when directly inspecting the JIS stadium with the Chairman of PSSI and the Acting Governor of DKI Heru Budi Hartono on Tuesday, July 4, 2023. This review was carried out to check the feasibility of JIS as one of the venues for the 2023 U-17 World Cup matches. So, what is the standard grass like FIFA?

Based on FIFA guidelines regarding soccer stadiums, there are several types of grass that can form the surface of the football field, including:

JIS Grass Specifications

The grass installed at the Jakarta International Stadium is a combination of natural synthesis grass and grass.

Based on the JIS profile document, the grass used at JIS is claimed to have been in accordance with FIFA recommendations.

According to the document, JIS grass specifications are a combination of Zoysia Matrella as much as 95 percent of Boyolali and Limonta's synthetics as much as 5 percent.

It was also explained that the quality of this grass is the same as the grass on the Wanda Metropolitano used by Atletico Madrid and the Allianz Arena used by Bayern Munich. In addition, there were no findings from the auditors about discrepancies between the specs and those planned and installed.

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