Trump was at the World Cup Final game between Argentina and Spain on July 19.During the trophy presentation after the game, he got booed by the crowd.He walked onto the field to give the World Cup trophy to Spain, along with FIFA president Gianni Infantino.The people in the crowd booed both of them.
Trump arrived at the New York/New Jersey Stadium during the pre-game events.
When the U.S.National Anthem was played and he was briefly shown on the stadium’s video screens, he got some scattered boos.He was sitting in a suite behind thick glass with Infantino, Mexican president Claudia Sheinbaum, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, administration officials, and his family.
Earlier in the tournament, Trump asked Infantino to look at a red card given to U.S.
player Folarin Balogun during the U.S.’s win against Bosnia and Herzegovina.FIFA decided to cancel the one-game ban, so Balogun could play in the U.S.’s match against Belgium, which the team lost 4-1 and got eliminated from the tournament.
Trump didn’t go to any of the earlier games in the World Cup, but he has been at a lot of sports events during his second term.
He was at Game 3 of the NBA Finals between the New York Knicks and San Antonio Spurs, the 2025 Daytona 500, and the 2025 Super Bowl.
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