After a little more than a week without any talk of donald trump in ‘World Cup context’, the President of the United States was once again the protagonist. It was, this past Friday, after an event with Gianni Infantino and other football leaders at Trump Tower in New York. Infantino confirmed what was already expected: Trump will sit next to him in the box and will be present to present the trophy to the winners, as he did at last year’s Club World Cup.
‘It turned out we were a football country,’ Trump said after receiving praise from Infantino for holding a World Cup that, in commercial terms and stadium attendance, has been a resounding success. The president, however, wants more… and He suggested that the United States have another chance to host the tournament, but “this time we’ll leave out Mexico and Canada. We are going to bring another country. Gianni suggested China, short flight, the players would love it…” he added, joking.
It turned out that we were a football country
Also, he had a message for an acquaintance… Harry Kane. He went to play golf with the English striker a few months ago. “Harry (Kane) has been fantastic. I think maybe they made a mistake by making him a defensive player. They took their best player and put him on defense. “That was a little unusual,” he said. without mincing words.
Kane? I think maybe they made a mistake by making him a defensive player.
He closed by celebrating the success of the competition: “This has truly brought the world together. The 2026 FIFA World Cup has broken almost every record imaginable. “It is by far the largest World Cup in history, hosting 16 more teams… it’s like having many Super Bowls at once.”