Current sectionSportsShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribePresident of the Qatar Stars League Jassim bin Rashid Al Buenain with FIFA President Gianni Infantino in the stands at a match. Credit: REUTERS/Agustin MarcarianGianni Infantino hopped from match to match as FIFA pledged to cut greenhouse gas emissions. Its president is helping make this the most polluting World Cup in historyBen Sharoni01:29 PM • June 30 2026 IDT"We certainly hope that through football we can leave a positive footprint," FIFA President Gianni Infantino wrote on social media ahead of the opening match of the 2026 World Cup. But since June 11, the strongest man in world football has left behind a different kind of footprint: a carbon one. Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:World Cup 2026QatarCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesIsrael-Lebanon DealIran AttackIsrael CrimeWest BankHezbollahHaQuizHaaretz PodcastAs IDF Tightens Grip on Southern Syria, Locals Describe an Unbearable RealityU.S. and Iran Negotiators Head to Doha, as High-level Talks Remain UncertainGaza Health Ministry: Israeli Strikes Kill Eight, Wound 26 Over Past DayHaredis Sink Bill to Ban Red Cross Visits in Israeli Prisons Amid Coalition FeudThe Police Have Lost Control of Israel's StreetsRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIAdvanced Israeli Systems Sold to Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Documents and Images ShowAs the World Watched Gaza, Israeli Settlers Charged Ahead in the West Bank. A Clash Is ImminentIsrael 2026 Election Poll Tracker: The Latest ProjectionsA Collapsing Society: Israel Suffers National Mental Crisis Due to the WarFlagGate: How Israel Set Off a Storm by Hosting a Separatist Genocide DenierWhy Israelis Should Stop Being Afraid of Mamdani-backed Brad Lander