A decision on whether to call off Lithuania's Euro 2012 qualifier with world champions Spain Tuesday due to concerns over the pitch could come only shortly before kick-off, the Lithuanian FA said.
"The final decision hasn't been made yet. It will be made at least one hour before the match," Lithuanian football association spokeswoman Jurga Chomskyte-McGeever told AFP.
"The grass was hit by yesterday's training sessions, and the Lithuanian FA has pledged to get it into shape," she added.
Kick-off in the central Lithuanian city of Kaunas is due at 9:45 pm (1845 GMT).
The match referee, Frenchman Laurent Duhamel, and UEFA delegate, German Rainer Koch, were due to carry out two pitch inspections Tuesday.
A team of around 30 ground staff was frantically working to get the yellowed and sparse pitch up to scratch.
On Monday, Spain manager Vicente del Bosque said he preferred his side not to play their match due to the grass's woeful state.
"If we were to forget the issue of the pitch, we'd prefer to play," Del Bosque said. "We know the difficulties with the calendar but if the pitch is bad, it is bad. The ideal is not to play."
The harsh Baltic winter takes its toll on Lithuania's pitches, and this season has been extra tough.
Morning temperatures in Kaunas hovered around zero Celsius, and the pitch was covered with frost. Rain was forecast later.
On Monday, Lithuania manager Raimondas Zutautas sought to play do
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