We. President Donald Trump will participate in the Sunday Club World Cup final at East Rutherford, New Jersey, he said at a cabinet meeting on Tuesday, as the world soccer ruling body FIFA announced that he had opened an office in Trump Tower in New York.
The expanded tournament, featuring the world’s best club teams, has been widely seen as a dry run for the 2026 World Cup, which will be co-dominated by United States, Canada And Mexico A record 48 national teams participated.
Sunday’s club World Cup final will be a preview of next year’s championship match at the MetLife Stadium, in which NFL’s New York Jets and Giants will also host the conclusion of 2026.
“I am going to the game,” Trump told reporters.
The news came a day after FIFA President Gianni Infantino announced the opening of a representative office at Trump Tower, where the club will appear till the World Cup Trophy final.
“We have got such a big support from the government and the President with the White House Task Force for the FIFA Club World Cup. 1752011301 And the following year for the FIFA World Cup, “Infantino said.
Trump did not get away from the super-shaped spotlight of the game during his second term, became the first sitting president to attend a super bowl in February, and announced DC as a host for 2027 NFL drafts from the Oval office in May.
His immigration rift and travel ban on 12 countries have inspired concerns before the 2026 World Cup, however, even Infantino offered assurances that the world will be welcomed to the US for a quadrilateral global showpiece event.
A memorandum received by Reuters last month showed that the Trump administration was considering expanding its travel sanctions by potentially restricting citizens of 36 additional countries from entering the US.
