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WORLD CUP 2026

Trump warns nations against opposing USA World Cup bid

Donald Trump hopes nations do not lobby against the United States' joint 2026 World Cup bid. Morocco are the other bidding nation to stage the tournament.

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US President Donald Trump looks on at a Wounded Warrior Project Soldier Ride event at the White House in Washington, DC, on April 26, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / NICHOLAS KAMM
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United States president Donald Trump warned countries against opposing his nation's joint 2026 World Cup bid.

USA, Canada and Mexico have put together a joint bid for the showpiece tournament in eight years' time.

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe holds up the FIFA World Cup football tournament trophy during a ceremony of a global tour of the trophy at Abe's official residence in Tokyo on April 27, 2018.
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Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe holds up the FIFA World Cup football tournament trophy during a ceremony of a global tour of the trophy at Abe's official residence in Tokyo on April 27, 2018.ISSEI KATOAFP

Morocco are the rival bid, with the decision set to be announced by FIFA in Moscow on June 13.

In a tweet on Thursday, Trump warned nations not to lobby against the USA, which hosted the event in 1994.

"The U.S. has put together a STRONG bid w/ Canada & Mexico for the 2026 World Cup," he wrote. It would be a shame if countries that we always support were to lobby against the U.S. bid. Why should we be supporting these countries when they don't support us (including at the United Nations)?"