REUTERS
President Donald Trump will be in attendance at the World Cup final.
On Thursday, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed that the President would attend the World Cup final between Argentina and Spain.
“On Friday, the president will travel to New York City to attend a FIFA reception at Trump Tower, followed by his attendance on Sunday at the FIFA World Cup between Spain and Argentina,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said during her first briefing since returning from maternity leave.
“His attendance will cap what has been the most watched, most secure, and most successful World Cup in American history,” she added.
Earlier this week, FIFA president Gianni Infantino said that Trump will hand the World Cup trophy to the winners at New Jersey’s New York Stadium.
“Yes, hopefully we’ll present the trophy together in the final,” Infantino said. “That’s always been the plan, and that’s how it’s always been done in the past – the president of the country where the final is held presents the trophy together with the FIFA president.”
Trump’s attendance at the World Cup Final comes weeks after he was involved in a major controversy during the tournament when he called Infantino about overturning Folarin Balogun’s red card suspension.