Trump and Infantino jeered by fans at World Cup trophy ceremony
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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.
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In short
- 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
How this story developed
- 3 months ago A further account added precise measurements from the White House pool report, showing ambient noise climbing from about 78 to 84 decibels as Trump entered the pitch, while reiterating that the scene mirrored his earlier attempt to join Chelsea's celebrations at last year's Club World Cup and followed his unsuccessful lobbying to have Folarin Balogun's red card overturned.
- 3 months ago Fresh detail placed the ceremony after Spain's extra-time win over Argentina at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, noting Trump had drawn only scattered jeers earlier on the stadium screens before the crowd's boos swelled once he stepped onto the field, where he went on to hand Lionel Messi his runners-up medal.
- 3 months ago Trump and Fifa president Gianni Infantino were jeered as they walked onto the MetLife Stadium pitch for the World Cup final trophy ceremony, and Trump briefly tried to join Spain's celebrating players before Infantino ushered him aside, marking his only appearance at this year's tournament and his unprecedented role as a sitting US president handing out the trophy on home soil.
Explained simply
Trump and Fifa president Gianni Infantino were both present for the World Cup final trophy ceremony at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, the culmination of a tournament co-hosted by the United States, Canada and Mexico. Infantino leads football's global governing body and has worked closely with Trump on staging the tournament in the US, while Trump has taken a keen personal interest in the competition, including attending matches and involving himself in disciplinary decisions affecting the American team.
Presenting the World Cup trophy is traditionally the job of the Fifa president, sometimes alongside a head of state or senior dignitary from the host nation. In 1994, when the US previously hosted the tournament, President Bill Clinton delegated that role to his vice-president rather than doing it himself, making a sitting president's direct involvement in the ceremony unusual by historical standards.
The final took place against the backdrop of the host nation's own team having already been eliminated earlier in the tournament, and of Trump's broader, closely watched involvement in the World Cup's organisation and running throughout the competition.
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Originally published by The Guardian as “Donald Trump and Gianni Infantino booed before World Cup presentation ceremony”.