Sunday, 8 June 2014

The world's most amazing football pitches – in pictures

As the kickoff for the World Cup fast approaches, we track down the strangest, remotest and most striking pitches in the world, from Tajikistan to Morocco and Greenlandhttp://www.theguardian.com/travel/gallery/2014/jun/08/the-worlds-most-amazing-football-pitches-in-picturesAt 2,000 metres above sea level, the Ottmar Hitzfeld Stadium in Switzerland is Europe's highest pitch. Photograph: Anthony Cullen/Ford Fascinating World of FootballA football pitch in the middle of La Paz, Bolivia. Photograph: Bloomberg/Getty ImagesA floating pitch at Ko Panyi Muslim stilt village in southern Thailand. Photograph: Larry Goodman/AlamyA desert pitch near Agdz, Morocco. Photograph: Cultura/RexThe Adidas Futsal Park in Tokyo sits on top of the Tokyu Toyoko department store, high above Shibuyu district. Photograph: Shaun Botterill/FIFA/Getty ImagesMatches in Gibraltar are played in the shadow of the Rock at VictoriaThe following navigation utilizes arrow, enter, escape, and space bar key commands. Left and right arrows move through main tier links and expand / close menus in sub tiers. Up and Down arrows will open main tier menus and toggle through sub tier links. Enter and space open menus and escape closes them as well. Tab will move on to the next part of the site rather than go through menu items.

The following navigation utilizes arrow, enter, escape, and space bar key commands. Left and right arrows move through main tier links and expand / close menus in sub tiers. Up and Down arrows will open main tier menus and toggle through sub tier links. Enter and space open menus and escape closes them as well. Tab will