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groundloop

(14,073 posts)
Thu Jul 16, 2026, 06:45 PM 16 hrs ago

White House says Donald Trump will attend World Cup final

Source: The Guardian

Donald Trump will attend Sunday’s World Cup final between Spain and Argentina, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Thursday.

“We look forward ⁠to the final match on Sunday, ​and I know ‌the president ‌looks forward to attending,” Leavitt said. “This is a fitting conclusion to a tournament that showcased America’s ability to host the world on the grandest stage.”

Fifa president Gianni Infantino has said that Trump will hand the World Cup trophy to the winners at New Jersey New York Stadium. Infantino re-iterated those plans in an interview with Swiss outlet Blue Sport this week.

“Yes, hopefully we’ll present the trophy together in the final,” Infantino said. “That’s always been the plan, and that’s how it’s always been done in the past – the president of the country where the final is held presents the trophy together with the Fifa president.”

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/jul/16/donald-trump-attending-world-cup-final

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White House says Donald Trump will attend World Cup final (Original Post) groundloop 16 hrs ago OP
Pretty much ruins that event for me... wcmagumba 16 hrs ago #1
Oh, he'll fuck it up somehow. He excels at that. Haggard Celine 8 hrs ago #29
Spain will gladly accept the award. C_U_L8R 16 hrs ago #2
I hope Spain wins. Trump has a bug up his ass about Spain. Ocelot II 16 hrs ago #3
Spain said FUCK YOU TRUMP publicly so he would know a WHOLE country wants him dead WorseDayEver 15 hrs ago #16
And they should do the dance like Belgium did sdfernando 6 hrs ago #32
Lately, every team Trump has come out to support has lost the game he attended. SunSeeker 9 hrs ago #24
Leavitt lies!! ("and that's how it's always been done in the past") aeromanKC 16 hrs ago #4
Why we call her "Karo-Lyin' Leavitt" n/t lastlib 10 hrs ago #22
I hope the announcers point this out - that it's completely unconventional FakeNoose 2 hrs ago #40
Turning it to shit...... Lovie777 16 hrs ago #5
That will make for a hellish security situation...the losers of course will be the crowd. Drum 16 hrs ago #6
He ruined the US Open men's (tennis) final last year tishaLA 16 hrs ago #9
They will wake him up for the presentation. Norrrm 16 hrs ago #7
He will be asleep within the first ten minutes. TomSlick 15 hrs ago #13
I can easily imagine the sneers on the faces of the Spanish team if/when they win no_hypocrisy 16 hrs ago #8
Whoever he roots for will lose! ananda 16 hrs ago #10
Argentines are genuinely concerned about that very thing peppertree 2 hrs ago #41
Very interesting. ananda 42 min ago #43
MFer is going on the field at MetLife after the game when there's 80,000 people in the stands? maxsolomon 16 hrs ago #11
I think it's close to 60% who hate him now. Haggard Celine 8 hrs ago #30
He going to f that up too? Srkdqltr 16 hrs ago #12
May he get the same abuse he received at the NBA finals Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin 15 hrs ago #14
Obscentites will be shouted in dozens of languages. twodogsbarking 15 hrs ago #15
That audio will be a Keeper WorseDayEver 15 hrs ago #17
If Spain wins it will like Hitler refusing to award Jesse Owens his gold medal. Botany 14 hrs ago #18
?? Hitler did not award any of the medals sarisataka 9 hrs ago #28
U. R. right but Jesse Owens winning all those gold medals really pissed Hitler off. Botany 2 hrs ago #38
It is not a question of if trump will be booed but how loud and long will trump be booed LetMyPeopleVote 14 hrs ago #19
I love that the bar downstairs in Panam is a crazy loud soccer - ftbol bar. Tom Dyer 14 hrs ago #20
Go Spain! iemanja 11 hrs ago #21
There goes the neighborhood! BidenRocks 10 hrs ago #23
He'll try to keep it. Figarosmom 9 hrs ago #25
Infantino Loves holding Trump's balls in his mouth... Grins 9 hrs ago #26
Will he fall asleep like he did at Knicks game...? Grins 9 hrs ago #27
The World Cup trophy is 18 carat gold.. Permanut 7 hrs ago #31
I live in Valencia Spain...and this place sdfernando 6 hrs ago #33
so we cut off trade to spain because trump and millei are buds? rampartd 5 hrs ago #34
I can hear the boos already pfitz59 4 hrs ago #35
Fox already dominated airing games so I didn't watch now this. live love laugh 3 hrs ago #36
For the first time in history, both teams will lose. Wonder Why 3 hrs ago #37
Sad - but true. peppertree 2 hrs ago #39
Proving once again that we do not need his 'secure ballroom'. travelingthrulife 1 hr ago #42
This is going to make the NBA playoff shit show look like a walk in the park. flashman13 31 min ago #44

sdfernando

(6,156 posts)
32. And they should do the dance like Belgium did
Fri Jul 17, 2026, 05:02 AM
6 hrs ago

right on the dais as they are being presented the trophy....Viva España

SunSeeker

(58,486 posts)
24. Lately, every team Trump has come out to support has lost the game he attended.
Fri Jul 17, 2026, 01:37 AM
9 hrs ago

So that’s good news for Spain!

aeromanKC

(4,027 posts)
4. Leavitt lies!! ("and that's how it's always been done in the past")
Thu Jul 16, 2026, 06:51 PM
16 hrs ago

Historically, this practice is quite rare. I saw two exceptions. One in 1982 and one in 1966.

FakeNoose

(43,508 posts)
40. I hope the announcers point this out - that it's completely unconventional
Fri Jul 17, 2026, 08:46 AM
2 hrs ago

They're doing this for Chump only ...

Drum

(10,853 posts)
6. That will make for a hellish security situation...the losers of course will be the crowd.
Thu Jul 16, 2026, 06:55 PM
16 hrs ago

tishaLA

(14,878 posts)
9. He ruined the US Open men's (tennis) final last year
Thu Jul 16, 2026, 07:00 PM
16 hrs ago

fans paid hundreds or thousands of dollars for the match and missed a huge portion of the 1st set because of the security mess. It even started a half hour late because he'd fucked everything up.

TomSlick

(13,183 posts)
13. He will be asleep within the first ten minutes.
Thu Jul 16, 2026, 07:22 PM
15 hrs ago

He'll be bored out his little mind.

no_hypocrisy

(55,967 posts)
8. I can easily imagine the sneers on the faces of the Spanish team if/when they win
Thu Jul 16, 2026, 06:57 PM
16 hrs ago

and Trump has to give them the trophy. And he won't be able to take it for himself like last time.

peppertree

(23,615 posts)
41. Argentines are genuinely concerned about that very thing
Fri Jul 17, 2026, 08:54 AM
2 hrs ago

Trump is widely seen in Argentina (and everywhere else) as a yetattore (pron. jetta-toreh) - someone who rubs off bad luck on anyone they touch (or, in this case, root for).

His smelly little pal Milei is not attending the final for that very reason: his countrymen see him exactly the same way, and he dare not risk attending only to have them lose - as he'd be surely blamed.

Argentines - who have their fair share of superstitions - believe that one of the ways you can become a yetattore, is by making a pact with the Devil (which might bring you success - but reflect the bad energies onto everyone else around you).

That definitely sounds like Cheeto and Milei.

maxsolomon

(39,602 posts)
11. MFer is going on the field at MetLife after the game when there's 80,000 people in the stands?
Thu Jul 16, 2026, 07:14 PM
16 hrs ago

OK, probably 50,000 when the losing team's fan leave. Still, the Secret Service has to be freaking out. They know that half of America hates his guts.

It's going to be a security nightmare getting in there - 2-hour lines.

Leavitt left out Canada and Mexico, our CO-HOSTS:

“This is a fitting conclusion to a tournament that showcased America’s ability to host the world on the grandest stage.”

Haggard Celine

(18,090 posts)
30. I think it's close to 60% who hate him now.
Fri Jul 17, 2026, 02:45 AM
8 hrs ago

And he's turning more off every day. Everything he's done has been a scandal. I hope we win these midterms in a landslide and can put Trump and his minions on trial after the Democrats take over Congress. He's going to do more and more unbelievable shit. Now I'm reading the news every day just to see how long this shitshow is allowed to continue. He's been smart to cultivate the approval of certain people, like the oil companies, but a man can't keep that office if the majority of the people hate his guts. The government's power comes from us. We give it legitimacy or laugh at it or something in between, but a man who thinks he can effectively govern a country where he is widely despised is a fool.

Botany

(78,482 posts)
18. If Spain wins it will like Hitler refusing to award Jesse Owens his gold medal.
Thu Jul 16, 2026, 08:24 PM
14 hrs ago

Trump will be booed unmercifully no matter what and after he his act @ the NATO summit a
Spanish win would be exquisite.

Botany

(78,482 posts)
38. U. R. right but Jesse Owens winning all those gold medals really pissed Hitler off.
Fri Jul 17, 2026, 08:31 AM
2 hrs ago


I wonder if Spain wins the World Cup if Trump will present the Trophy to them? He is such
an embarrassment as an American.



Tom Dyer

(396 posts)
20. I love that the bar downstairs in Panam is a crazy loud soccer - ftbol bar.
Thu Jul 16, 2026, 08:34 PM
14 hrs ago

I love that they keep me from sleeping, because there is pure joy in just being alive here and these matches have let me feel the pulse of a nation that feels joy. Remember that?

Don’t fuck it up. There isn’t a reason to. Just stay away. The world hates you. I want to be kept from sleeping by gloriously happy people who don’t now have to navigate an asshole being an asshole.

BidenRocks

(3,755 posts)
23. There goes the neighborhood!
Fri Jul 17, 2026, 12:46 AM
10 hrs ago

The winning team should grab the trophy like he grabbed his peace prize medal.
Then hip check him off the stage.

Grins

(9,661 posts)
26. Infantino Loves holding Trump's balls in his mouth...
Fri Jul 17, 2026, 01:58 AM
9 hrs ago

Another reason for the world to hate him

Permanut

(8,811 posts)
31. The World Cup trophy is 18 carat gold..
Fri Jul 17, 2026, 04:11 AM
7 hrs ago

Will look fantastic on the fireplace mantel in the White House.

sdfernando

(6,156 posts)
33. I live in Valencia Spain...and this place
Fri Jul 17, 2026, 05:08 AM
6 hrs ago

along with the rest of the country will be going wild!!!! Doubt I will be able to get into bar to watch.

live love laugh

(16,607 posts)
36. Fox already dominated airing games so I didn't watch now this.
Fri Jul 17, 2026, 07:48 AM
3 hrs ago

Trump will probably take the trophy again m. 🏆 He ruined the 250th, the White House, DC, the economy…. he ruins everything.

T - rump
O - nly
F - ucks
U - p

peppertree

(23,615 posts)
39. Sad - but true.
Fri Jul 17, 2026, 08:40 AM
2 hrs ago

If Spain wins, Argentina loses.

But if Argentina wins, Argentina still loses - because that smelly little Chucky doll Milei will shamelessly try to use the win for ads ahead of next year's presidential elections (which polls show he would lose).

He should ask his hardworking (Milei is notoriously lazy) but hapless predecessor Fernández how that went for him 4 years ago.

flashman13

(2,697 posts)
44. This is going to make the NBA playoff shit show look like a walk in the park.
Fri Jul 17, 2026, 10:50 AM
31 min ago

It's all about him. He doesn't care how many people's experience he ruins as long as he gets in front of the camera.

I hope the crowd BOOs him mercilessly.

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