WORLD: FIFA made false claims about 'carbon-neutral' World Cup, regulator says

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FIFA was 'not able to provide proof that the claims were accurate,' the federally recognized Swiss Commission for Fairness said in its judgment into complaints filed from five countries

ZURICH — FIFA made false claims about last year's World Cup in Qatar being carbon neutral, an advertising regulator in Switzerland said Wednesday.

FIFA said in a statement it would analyze the recommendations and had the right of appeal. The ruling is not legally binding. Environmental groups in Belgium, Britain, France, the Netherlands and Switzerland filed complaints about FIFA’s claims of a carbon-neutral tournament to the Swiss advertising regulator.

 

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