WASHINGTON—U.S. President Donald Trump is threatening to withhold support from nations who don’t back the joint bid by the United States, Canada and Mexico to host the 2026 World Cup.

Trump tweeted Wednesday: “The U.S. has put together a STRONG bid w/ Canada & Mexico for the 2026 World Cup. 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)?”

Morocco also has bid to host soccer’s showcase.

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FIFA, the organization that governs soccer worldwide, is expected to decide in June on the host for the 2026 competition, which will be the first to feature an expanded 48-nation field.

The U.S.-led bid, which would feature matches in 23-cities across the U.S., Mexico, and Canada, has seen an unexpectedly strong challenge from Morocco, which has never before hosted the tournament.

That’s in part because Trump’s travel ban, which suspends entry into the U.S. from six majority-Muslim countries, has rankled top global soccer officials.

“When it comes to FIFA competitions, any team, including the supporters and officials of that team, who qualify for a World Cup need to have access to the country, otherwise there is no World Cup,” FIFA President Gianni Infantino said at a press conference last year, according to the Guardian.

Under the U.S. bid, 60 of the 80 matches would be played within the U.S. Canada and Mexico would each host 10 games.

Morocco, which has repeatedly sought to host the competition, has also recruited support from sports figures, including Sepp Blatter, the former FIFA president who has been banned from soccer since 2015 over allegations of financial and ethical misconduct.

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French Football Federation president Noel Le Graet told L’Equipe this month the FFF will vote for Morocco.

With files from Bloomberg

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