Donald Trump to attend World Cup final and present trophy

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The Independent

16 July 2026

Donald Trump

is to attend the

World Cup

final between

Argentina

and

Spain

and is set to present the trophy to the winning team alongside

Fifa

president

Gianni Infantino

The US president is yet to attend any of the 102

matches so far played across the United States, Canada and Mexico, but the White House confirmed that he will be present for Sunday’s final in New Jersey.

(Getty)

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

Trump’s biggest intervention at this

came when he asked Fifa to “review” US striker

Folarin Balogun

’s one-match suspension before the last-16 match against Belgium, before hailing Fifa for “reversing a great injustice” when that ban was controversially suspended.

It created a political storm ahead of the knockout stage match, with Balogun later admitting that the intervention created a lot of “difficult noise” and “controversy” as the co-hosts crashed out following a 4-1 defeat.

Trump presented the Club

trophy last summer when Chelsea defeated Paris Saint-Germain in the New Jersey final and Fifa president Infantino has confirmed that he will hand the

trophy to the winning team on Sunday.

“Yes, hopefully we’ll present the trophy together in the final,” Infantino told Swiss outlet Blue Sport. “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.”

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