# Trump and Infantino jeered by fans at World Cup trophy ceremony

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/donald-trump-and-gianni-infantino-booed-before-world-cup-presentation-ceremony/
- Published: 2026-07-20T00:15:24+00:00
- Updated: 2026-07-20T06:32:15+00:00
- Original publisher: The Guardian (publisher lean: Left)
- Original article: https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/jul/19/donald-trump-world-cup-final
- Topics: Americas, Europe, Government, Politics, Sport, World

## Key points

- Trump and Infantino booed walking out for the World Cup final ceremony
- Trump tried joining Spain's celebrations before being led away by Infantino
- First sitting US president to present the trophy at a home final

## Summary

Donald Trump and Fifa president Gianni Infantino were booed as they walked onto the pitch for the World Cup final trophy presentation at MetLife Stadium, and Trump then attempted to join Spain's players in their celebrations before Infantino quietly steered him away. It was the first time Trump attended a match at this year's tournament, which the US co-hosted with Canada and Mexico, and made him the first sitting US president to present the trophy at a World Cup final on home soil, unlike Bill Clinton in 1994, who left the duty to his vice-president, Al Gore.

Trump arrived by Marine One about 45 minutes before kick-off and watched from a glassed-in section alongside Infantino, Spain's King Felipe VI, Canadian prime minister Mark Carney and Mexican president Claudia Sheinbaum. Crowd noise, measured by the White House pool report at roughly 78 decibels beforehand, rose to 84 decibels as Trump stepped onto the pitch, and it echoed a similar attempt to join celebrations after last year's Club World Cup final at the same venue, where Trump presented Chelsea with their trophy. Trump had also lobbied Infantino to overturn a red card given to USA player Folarin Balogun, a ban Fifa later reversed, though the episode was seen as overshadowing the host nation's tournament, which ended in a last-16 defeat to Belgium.

## Coverage

- [The Guardian: Trump and Infantino jeered by fans at World Cup trophy ceremony](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/jul/19/donald-trump-world-cup-final)
- [The Hollywood Reporter: Donald Trump Booed at World Cup Final](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/donald-trump-booed-world-cup-final-1236651867/)

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