The Brazilian national football team aims to be the first to neutralize greenhouse gas emissions during the 2026 World Cup, the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) revealed today.
“An initiative presented by the CBF in Miami provides for the mitigation and neutralization of the greenhouse gas emissions of the ‘Yellow Canaries’ during the 2026 World Cup,” reads the organization’s website on the Internet.
The initiative has already been followed in the matches against Morocco and Haiti, as well as in the match against Egypt, the CBF explained, adding that “the operation is a partnership with the VBH Climate Institute.”
VBH is responsible for estimating emissions before the games, for offsetting emissions that could not be avoided, for the greenhouse gas emissions inventory after the games, and for the final data report.
Neutralizing greenhouse gas emissions during the 2026 World Cup aims to fulfill Samir Xaud’s promise during the Expert XP event, in July 2025, two months after taking office as CBF president.
Brazil leads Group C of the 2026 World Cup, with four points from two matches, tied with Morocco, the second-placed team, with Scotland in third (three points) and Haiti in fourth (zero points).
The 2026 World Cup is taking place in the United States, Mexico and Canada from June 11 to July 19.
