The World Cup is an exciting event where many people are gathered to enjoy one of the biggest and exciting sporting competitions in history. But not many people know that the World Cup actually benefits the environment. Even the FIFA community are having concerns about global warming and environmental conservation. This shows that not only people in a certain community are having concerns for the environment but also sporting communities as well. During the 2010 World Cup held in South Africa, nine of the competing teams were wearing uniforms that was made by recycled materials from Taiwan. According to the Taiwan's Committee for the Promotion of Energy Conservation, plastic bottles are broken down and are drawn into strands to create the materials used in these shirts. They recycled PET bottles and then reprocessed into polyester fibre, which turns into thread or yarn before being spun into fabric. Each shirt consists of 100% recycled polyester and approximately eight plastic bottles. This would stop 254,000 kg of polyester waste from being dumped in landfills, which helps the environment by reducing environmental impacts and reduces petroleum as well. .
During the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, the FIFA community launched a program called "Carbon Offsetting Program. " Carbon Offsetting is the cancelling the harmful effects from greenhouse gas emissions in one place by preventing emissions to another. The FIFA corporation would offset 251, 000 tonnes of carbon emissions by giving travel and accommodation to all employees, teams, officials and volunteers, as well as emissions in venues, stadium and offices. In addition, fans who participated in the program will also offset 80,000 tonnes of travel emissions. This project would help the environment by building sustainable forest management, less biomass energy and a better climate. This would also help the World Cup mascot, the Armadillo by preventing harm to their species since they are considered endangered.
