White House says Donald Trump will attend World Cup final
Source: The Guardian
Donald Trump will attend Sundays 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 Americas 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 well present the trophy together in the final, Infantino said. Thats always been the plan, and thats how its 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
wcmagumba
(7,176 posts)Haggard Celine
(18,090 posts)C_U_L8R
(49,708 posts)And Trump can eat it.
Ocelot II
(132,119 posts)WorseDayEver
(64 posts)sdfernando
(6,156 posts)right on the dais as they are being presented the trophy....Viva España
SunSeeker
(58,486 posts)So thats good news for Spain!
aeromanKC
(4,027 posts)Historically, this practice is quite rare. I saw two exceptions. One in 1982 and one in 1966.
lastlib
(29,002 posts)FakeNoose
(43,508 posts)They're doing this for Chump only ...
Lovie777
(24,787 posts)Drum
(10,853 posts)tishaLA
(14,878 posts)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.
Norrrm
(6,318 posts)TomSlick
(13,183 posts)He'll be bored out his little mind.
no_hypocrisy
(55,967 posts)and Trump has to give them the trophy. And he won't be able to take it for himself like last time.
ananda
(35,999 posts)I hope it's Argentina.
peppertree
(23,615 posts)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.
ananda
(35,999 posts)Maxwell Smart couldn't have said it better.
maxsolomon
(39,602 posts)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:
Haggard Celine
(18,090 posts)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.
Srkdqltr
(10,268 posts)Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(139,543 posts)twodogsbarking
(20,168 posts)WorseDayEver
(64 posts)Botany
(78,482 posts)Trump will be booed unmercifully no matter what and after he his act @ the NATO summit a
Spanish win would be exquisite.
sarisataka
(23,368 posts)let alone refuse to give any out.
Botany
(78,482 posts)I wonder if Spain wins the World Cup if Trump will present the Trophy to them? He is such
an embarrassment as an American.
LetMyPeopleVote
(185,020 posts)Tom Dyer
(396 posts)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?
Dont fuck it up. There isnt a reason to. Just stay away. The world hates you. I want to be kept from sleeping by gloriously happy people who dont now have to navigate an asshole being an asshole.
iemanja
(57,871 posts)Their win would really piss off Trump.
BidenRocks
(3,755 posts)The winning team should grab the trophy like he grabbed his peace prize medal.
Then hip check him off the stage.
Figarosmom
(15,327 posts)Grins
(9,661 posts)Another reason for the world to hate him
Grins
(9,661 posts)Place your bets .!
Permanut
(8,811 posts)Will look fantastic on the fireplace mantel in the White House.
sdfernando
(6,156 posts)along with the rest of the country will be going wild!!!! Doubt I will be able to get into bar to watch.
rampartd
(5,983 posts)pfitz59
(13,102 posts)what a shit show
live love laugh
(16,607 posts)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
Wonder Why
(7,600 posts)peppertree
(23,615 posts)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.
travelingthrulife
(5,802 posts)flashman13
(2,697 posts)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.