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2026 World Cup Faces Criticism as Most Polluting and Climate-Damaging Yet

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2026 World Cup Faces Criticism as Most Polluting and Climate-Damaging Yet
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A new report claims that the 2026 FIFA World Cup in the US, Canada, and Mexico will be the most polluting in history, generating over nine million tonnes of CO2e due to increased matches and reliance on air travel, raising concerns about its environmental impact despite FIFA's sustainability commitments.

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  1. FIFA World Cup 2026 in United States, Canada and Mexico the 'most polluting ever', claims report  BBC
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  3. Reggie Cannon and QPR win CAS appeal  Soccer America
  4. World Cup pollution will be ‘equivalent to 6.5m cars driven for a year’, claims report  The Independent
  5. 2026 FIFA World Cup to be most climate-damaging ever, says report  The Indian Express

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