FIFA has been urged by the Swiss Commission for Fairness to avoid making unsubstantiated claims and refrain from asserting that the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar was a climate- or carbon-neutral event. The commission reviewed complaints made by environmental groups in Belgium, Britain, France, the Netherlands, and Switzerland regarding FIFA’s claims of a carbon-neutral tournament and discovered that the organization was unable to prove that the offsetting was adequately performed. Furthermore, the commission said that FIFA made unsubstantiated claims, stating that the organization relied on using hundreds of thousands of migrant laborers working under widely criticized conditions for its 2022 edition in Qatar, costing more than $200 billion to create air-conditioned complexes. The ruling is not legally binding, and FIFA has the freedom to appeal. FIFA issued a statement saying that it would consider the commission’s recommendations and that “climate change is one of the most challenging issues of our time” while acknowledging that mega-events have an impact on the economy, the natural environment, and on people and communities. The 2026 World Cup will be hosted by 16 North American cities with 48 teams instead of 32 playing 104 games in pre-existing stadiums. The Asian Cup, with 24 teams, will be hosted by Qatar next year, utilizing six of the World Cup venues.
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