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Swiss regulator says FIFA made false claims about Qatar being 'carbon-neutral' for World Cup

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Fox News Flash top sports headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. FIFA made false claims about last year's World Cup in Qatar being carbon neutral, an advertising regulator in Switzerland said Wednesday.

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.

The commission said it "advised FIFA to refrain from making unsubstantiated claims in the future. Particularly the claim that the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar was climate- or carbon-neutral." CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM People gather around the official countdown clock showing remaining time until the kick-off of the World Cup 2022, in Doha, Qatar, Thursday, Nov.

25, 2021. Fans going to the World Cup in Qatar must show a negative COVID-19 test when they arrive as part of the host nation’s rules to combat COVID-19, organizers said Thursday, Sept.

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