2026 World Cup: Trump threatens nations against North American bid
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ahmad ahmad president of the confederation of african football has urged european countries to support morocco1 us president donald trump tweeted support for the north american fifa 2026 world cup bid thursday and hinted nations who oppose it could face political repercussions1 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 dont support us including at the united nations1 morocco is the only other nation bidding for the 2026 football showpiece against the 1 world footballs governing body fifa will announce the winning bid after a vote on june 13 in moscow ahead of the start of this years world cup in russia1 noel le graet president of the french football association has said france will back morocco1 le graet said this month that africa where the world cup has only been hosted once before in south africa in 2010 has often been neglected1 the u.s. has put together a strong bid w canada1 in an exclusive interview with afp this week he appealed to european self-interest saying vote for us and well vote for you next time1 while morocco can expect widespread support from african countries the 10 countries of the south american football confederation conmebol said this month in a joint statement they had decided unanimously to support the north american bid1 the north american bid has long been viewed as the front-runner to stage the tournament thanks to its well-developed infrastructure1 but there have been concerns that trumps comments on such issues as immigration could hurt the bid1 us law enforcement were also responsible for exposing systemic corruption in fifa in 2015 but us soccer federation chief carlos cordeiro said in march that he didnt believe anti-us sentiment would be a factor in the vote1 this is not geopolitics this is football he said1