ZENITH ZOYSIA - 2002 World Cup Field

Patten Seed Company's branded variety - Zenith zoysiagrass - has been established on one of the 20 stadium fields to be used in World Cup 2002 Korea/Japan. The Daejeon stadium is located south of Seoul, Korea.

This stadium has been reserved for the second level matches between those teams surviving the initial rounds. This will be the site of the Friday, June 14, match between USA and Poland. ESPN will cover the match - see local listings for time of broadcast. The stadium will again see World Cup use on June 18, 2002.

The stadium is described by FIFA (the World Governing authority for Soccer - Football) as follows: "The Daejeon World Cup Stadium is a football-only arena. It will be able to seat approximately 42,000 people and features a semi-closed roof, the first of its kind to be constructed in Korea".

After the 2002 FIFA World Cup™, the pitch will be reserved exclusively for use by the city's professional football team, the Daejeon Citizen. But the stadium will offer many other facilities, too -- its commercial, cultural and leisure facilities, including the sports shop, shopping mall, youth hostel, swimming pool, indoor golf clubs, fitness center and the performance hall, will all be open to the general public."

Zenith zoysiagrass is used on soccer, baseball and softball fields as well as on golf courses in mild to hot climates around the world. Zenith offers the unique advantage of being the first improved zoysia hybrid - available as seed. Seeding Zenith is less costly and faster than many turfing options.

The superior smooth and even ball bounce on a Zenith zoysia surface will make Zenith the grass of choice for many sports fields and pitches around the world.

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