The North American bid to host the 2026 World Cup was already facing robust head winds leading to FIFA’s decision June 13 in Moscow.
Then President Trump tweeted.
One tweet is not going to decide whether the United States/Mexico/Canada defeats Morocco in its efforts to bring soccer’s spectacle to this part of the planet for the first time since 1994. But it’s not going to help the cause, either.
Trump wrote on Thursday: “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.