The pitch at the £757m stadium has been the topic of much discussion, with careful planning undertaken to ensure that the surface is one of the best in world football.

The fibre sand pitch is made up of an underlying web of heating and drainage pipes plus 22,161 tonnes of crushed stone, gravel, grit, sand and a sand/soil and fibre blend, which should ensure excellent drainage.

The grasses used for the turf have been selected from 250 different varieties with each square metre of turf containing 150,000 to 200,000 leaf blades.

Wembley Stadium grounds manager, Steve Welch, said: "I'm very excited about the turf going down.

“A lot of energy and planning has gone into ensuring that the pitch at Wembley is second to none – from the quality of the pitch construction, the specification of the turf, to the design of the stadium bowl."

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