US President Donald Trump... (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP)

President Donald Trump will not be in attendance when the United States opens its World Cup competition against Paraguay on Friday in Inglewood, California.

As reported by the Economic Times on Friday, this was confirmed by the CEO of the World Cup task force, Andrew Giuliani, in an interview with a radio station in the United Kingdom.

“He’s not going ‌to end up ⁠attending ⁠the opening game,” Giuliani told TalkSport. “As we’ve said, his scheduling is tight. ​But I know he’s going to be engaged throughout this World Cup.

“He needs ​to be in Washington, D.C., later in the weekend. He is hosting the UFC Freedom 250 at the White House on Sunday, ​his 80th birthday.”