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 Greenland

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At 2,000 metres above sea level, the Ottmar Hitzfeld Stadium in Switzerland is Europe's highest pitch. Photograph: Anthony Cullen/Ford Fascinating World of Football

A football pitch in the middle of La Paz, Bolivia. Photograph: Bloomberg/Getty Images

A floating pitch at Ko Panyi Muslim stilt village in southern Thailand. Photograph: Larry Goodman/Alamy

A desert pitch near Agdz, Morocco. Photograph: Cultura/Rex

The Adidas Futsal Park in Tokyo sits on top of the Tokyu Toyoko department store, high above Shibuyu district. Photograph: Shaun Botterill/FIFA/Getty Images

Matches in Gibraltar are played in the shadow of the Rock at Victoria Stadium. Photograph: Marcos Moreno/AFP/Getty Images

A community football pitch in the Sao Carlos favela, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Photograph: Tony Burns/Getty Images/Lonely Planet Image

The Float at Marina Bay, Singapore, is the world's largest floating football stadium. Photograph: Paul Briden/Alamy

A football match in Tasiilaq, Greenland. Photograph: Grant Dixon/Getty Images/Lonely Planet Image

A pitch in Tajikistan, with the Himalayas in the background. Photograph: Jean-Philippe Tournut/Getty Images