Irish company SIS Pitches’ advanced sports pitch technology is in action on football’s biggest global stage this summer.
SIS Pitches is contributing to high-performance playing surfaces across nine of the 16 host stadiums at the 2026 World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico – including the venue for the final.
SIS Grass Hybrid is in use at stadiums in San Francisco, Miami, Kansas City, Toronto, Monterrey and host for the final, the New York New Jersey Stadium.
The hybrid system sees synthetic fibres stitched into the surface across the entire field to provide increased durability enhanced root growth. This will help each hybrid pitch recover and perform consistently across different climates and grass types, from bluegrass to Bermuda grass.
Meanwhile, its DrainTalent system is being used in Guadalajara, Seattle and Vancouver. This system provides vacuum drainage to quickly extract excess water from the pitch in storm conditions to avoid delays or disruption to play.
SIS Pitches was set up in 2001 by Sligo man George Mullan who is now chairman of the global company.
The company has been involved in projects at some of Ireland’s most high-profile grounds including at the homes of Leinster Rugby at Donnybrook Stadium in Dublin and Munster Rugby at Thomond Park in Limerick as well as a full-pitch construction of Páirc Uí Chaoimh in Cork.
George Mullan, executive chairman and founder at SIS Pitches, said that seeing the company’s technology present at nine of the 16 stadiums being used this summer is a huge moment for SIS Pitches and a reflection of the reputation it has around the globe.
“Having been heavily involved in the previous two tournaments in Russia and Qatar, and also involved in Germany, we understand how important it is that our technology works alongside that of other partners to ensure each pitch system performs as intended,” Mr Mullan said.
“For this tournament in particular, expert grounds teams and the best companies in the industry have come together across the stadium network to transform multi-use NFL and MLS venues into high-quality hybrid surfaces for the world’s best players,” he added.
