Los Angeles stadium undergoes World Cup facelift‎

Hundreds of corner seats have been ripped out of Los Angeles' SoFi Stadium and truckloads of freshly harvested sod were beginning the 1,200-mile journey from Washington state Tuesday as the venue puts the finishing touches on its facelift for soccer's World Cup.joked Otto Benedict, senior vice president of facility and campus operations, one day before the venue is officially turned over to FIFA and renamed the brand-neutral "Los Angeles Stadium."