SPECIALIZED IN
NATURAL FIELDS
SINCE 1995
World Sports has built and maintained natural grass sports fields for more than 30 years, in the United States, Mexico and Brazil.
WHAT WE STAND ON
We have built and maintained fields for FIFA World Cup matches, NFL games and Olympic football.
Construction, renovation, maintenance, consulting and equipment in one company. One team answers for the whole field.
Every recommendation starts from test results: soil analysis, surface hardness, moisture and compaction.
Our own crews and equipment for short windows between seasons and between events.
We test surface hardness with a Clegg hammer against FIFA's safety limits, 40 to 100 g, and test again after every correction.
OUR STORY
Three decades of fields, from Sao Paulo to the FIFA World Cup 2026.
- Founded in Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Copa America field consulting and maintenance in Bolivia, Paraguay and Colombia
- First US office: Tampa, Florida
- First underground field cooling system in Latin America (Neo Quimica Arena)
- In 2014 it became the first field cooling system ever used at a FIFA World Cup
- FIFA World Cup Brazil: 4 of 12 stadium pitches built
- California office opens
- Olympic football at Neo Quimica Arena
- San Bernardino Soccer Complex: turnkey field maintenance begins
- Cashman Field, Las Vegas: 14 changeovers between baseball and soccer
- Estadio Azteca: brought in to fix the pitch after the NFL moved its game
- Estadio Azteca rebuilt to natural grass; the NFL returns
- FIFA U-17 World Cup Brazil
- Copa America Brazil
- Dallas Cowboys training camp, Oxnard, CA
- NFL returns to Estadio Azteca
- FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup, Costa Rica
- FIFA World Cup Qatar (World Sports Group)
- First NFL game in Brazil
- Copa America, United States
- FIFA U-17 and U-20 Women’s World Cups
- Wellington, FL office opens
- Wellington International grass arena
- NFL Game Sao Paulo
- FIFA U-20 World Cup, Chile
- FIFA World Cup 2026: we worked on fields in the United States and Mexico
- Chivas Guadalajara: three training fields built at Verde Valle
OUR TEAM
The people who answer for your field.
Founded World Sports in Sao Paulo in 1995 and has led its growth in the United States since 2014.
Agronomist with World Sports since 1996. He opened the US operation in 2005, advised on FIFA World Cup 2014 fields in Brazil and FIFA World Cup 2026 fields in Mexico, and was head groundskeeper at Arena Corinthians.
Agricultural engineer with a postgraduate degree in agribusiness. With World Sports since 1997, he has worked on more than 200 sports turf projects in Brazil, Singapore, Florida, Nevada and California.
OUR OFFICES
Crews and equipment ready to mobilize from three bases.
East CoastFlorida
BrazilSao PauloR. Martinho de Campos, 301
Vila Anastacio, Sao Paulo, SP
05093-050
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Who is World Sports and how long have you been in sports turf?
World Sports has built and maintained natural grass sports fields for more than 30 years. The company was founded in Sao Paulo, Brazil, in 1995, opened its first US office in Tampa, Florida, in 2005, and today has offices in Tampa, Florida; Highland, California; and Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Where are you based and where do you work?
We have offices in Tampa, Florida; Highland, California; and Sao Paulo, Brazil. From these offices we serve clients across the Americas, and we also take on construction and renovation projects on other continents.
What types of facilities do you work with?
Pro teams and stadiums, cities and parks departments, sports complexes and leagues, schools and universities, golf courses and equestrian facilities, as well as the contractors and designers who build them.
Do you use your own crews and equipment?
Yes. Construction, renovation, maintenance, consulting and equipment are in one company, with our own crews and machines. That lets us work in short windows between seasons and between events, and one team answers for the whole field.
Who leads your agronomy team?
Two specialists lead it. Renato Luis Lauretti, our Chief Agronomist, has been with World Sports since 1996: he opened the US operation in 2005, advised on FIFA World Cup 2014 fields in Brazil and FIFA World Cup 2026 fields in Mexico, and was head groundskeeper at Arena Corinthians. Fabio Camara, our Director of Operations, is an agricultural engineer with a postgraduate degree in agribusiness; with World Sports since 1997, he has worked on more than 200 sports turf projects in Brazil, Singapore, Florida, Nevada and California.
Which major venues and events have you worked on?
We built 4 of the 12 stadium pitches for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, have worked on 8 FIFA tournaments since 2014 and on 4 NFL international games in Mexico City and Sao Paulo, rebuilt Estadio Azteca to natural grass, prepared fields for Olympic football at Neo Quimica Arena and worked on FIFA World Cup 2026 fields in the United States and Mexico.
How do I start working with World Sports?
Most clients start with a free field assessment. We measure the field, send you a Field Condition Report with the top priorities and quotes for the first jobs, and recommend what to fix first.