Trump to present World Cup trophy alongside Gianni Infantino

sportsJul 7, 2026431,018

FIFA president Gianni Infantino told Fox & Friends that former President Donald Trump will join him at MetLife Stadium next month to deliver the FIFA World Cup trophy to the winning team’s captain on the field. Infantino said the two will be together for the final and hand the trophy to the winner, repeating the arrangement they used last year at MetLife for the FIFA Club World Cup final when Chelsea beat Paris Saint-Germain 3-0. The Fox News report notes Trump created a White House Task Force for the 2026 FIFA World Cup and named Andrew Giuliani as its executive director. The article says Trump has not yet attended a World Cup match, and that Secretary of State Marco Rubio attended the United States opener, a 4-1 win over Paraguay on June 12. The piece also recalls that the appearance follows an assassination attempt on Trump in Pennsylvania the previous year, and that Trump received the first FIFA Peace Prize at the Kennedy Center during the World Cup final draw in December.

DGM

@notredale.bsky.social

TRUMP: the game was stolen SCOTUS: by 6-3 vote, we uphold the President’s Executive Order confiscating the World Cup trophy HAKEEM JEFFRIES: hell yeah

24210h ago

Barney Panofsky's Best Intentions

@mynamesnotgordy.bsky.social

BREAKING: After US soccer team loses to Belgium in World Cup elimination game Donald Trump and FIFA President Gianni Infantino announce they’ll be awarding the FIFA World Cup trophy to the US team tomorrow morning.

24710h ago

Cathy Farrow9

It would be funny if it wasn’t so close to the truth!

mrwclarkson.bsky.social9

I think Doug Ford will be an honorary guest.

Cecil Nagy2

throw in another FIFA peace prize for good measure

listentoshaft.bsky.social2

Nothing motivates a European soccer nation like a corrupt American president.

The Chaser

@chaser.com.au

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612h ago

johnnysmoz.bsky.social

@johnnysmoz.bsky.social

The Fuhrer will place a 4000% tariff on Belgium , announce that FIFA is a communist organization, declare the USA to be World Cup champions and then abscond with the trophy.

469h ago

Newnet

@madoe2014.bsky.social

Will Trump call Mafia boss Infantino again after the game against Belgium?

432h ago

Boricuabc2

@boricuabc2.bsky.social

After this World Cup this scumbag Gianni Infantino needs to be fired For TAINTING FIFA beyond repair. He has disgraced the organization and must pay

412h ago

Jay B Personne3

Yes. If only scumbag American Presidents could also be fired for tainting an entire nation beyond repair.

spartychemist.bsky.social3

shall be replaced by equally higher scumbag

Dina 🇺🇸 🇺🇦 #TrumpIsNotMyPresident #Resist2

Completely disgraced, along with the 🍊 🤡. Embarrassment on the entire world stage.

Who has all the money?1

Disgracing FIFA is like disgracing the Republican party. That job was done long ago.

Gary Peterson 🇺🇸

@garypetersonusa.bsky.social

With one phone call, President Trump has turned a loss into a win, and we can now celebrate America’s victory over Belgium, with the World Cup trophy on its way to rest comfortably in the Oval Office.

369h ago

Michael Walker

@mwalkerfoot.bsky.social

“This is our sport, not theirs.” Jurgen Klopp stands against Infantino's Fifa. “If Donald Trump and Gianni Infantino really sorted this out between themselves, it is madness; it calls everything into question.” Let's hope Associations follow.

251h ago

Echidna

@andygr60.bsky.social

Their waffles are actually a covert weapons program. In the event Belgium wins the World Cup Trump will need to present them the trophy. Hilarious😂

192h ago

Ash Oro

@ashoro.co.uk

Just wait for the announcement of “The USA World Football Cup Series Super Bowl 250 Extravaganza on the White House Lawn” on the same day as the final. Team USA against 11 others to show superiority. And Trump gets to present his Temu trophy, in his Temu final from his Temu palace…

226h ago

Tony Yates

@t0nyyates.bsky.social

I don't really get what the transaction was between Infantino/FIFA and Trump. Was he worried that Trump would cause chaos later in the World Cup, expelling some black referees or players? Why give in? How could doing so possibly go well?

182h ago

Tony Yates15

It's amusing that Trump couldn't help but advertise that he'd intervened, praising Infantino, which in his imbecile mind he'd think amounted to him repaying the guy with respect, when this is exactly what meant that it would go as badly as possible for Infantino.

Adrian Toll4

I think the funniest version of this would be that Infantino actually didn't meddle in the independent committee, but he's so profoundly compromised that no-one believes him.

edacuk.bsky.social2

He thinks they are friends.

Paolo Crosetto2

Infantino is a coward, and cowards bow before power, it's as simple as that. The whole "FIFA Peace Prize" tells you all you need to know. There was no way in this universe Infantino would say no to anything Trump demanded.

Pam Nash2

In simple terms, Infantino just adores the proximity to power. Trump flatters him & Infantino thinks it’s genuine.

Missing The Point

@missingthept.bsky.social

President Trump announces that after the World Cup finals he will still present the trophy to the USMNT.

204h ago

Ryan Cordell

@ryancordell.org

There is a non-zero chance that the US president will try to award a fake World Cup trophy to both the USMT & also to himself & this is just the reality we have to live in because some Americans felt uncomfortable with the barista in a coffeeshop once

198h ago

nikkijaussie.bsky.social

@nikkijaussie.bsky.social

I’m Australian and was cheering for all the host teams until…. I heard Trump was going to present the World Cup trophy… then I went off the US. Then he pulled the pressure/ cheat shit and I became very pro Belgium.

165h ago

Ian Martin

@democritus3.bsky.social

It's sad that Trump, and the equally corrupt Infantino, have created the impression that the US team are cheats, but Belgium's magnificent win has done much to restore faith in the beautiful game, and the football world seems a little bit cleaner. Well done Belgium! 🇧🇪

111h ago

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