Donald Trump was booed at the 2026 FIFA World Cup final on Sunday.
The president took the stage at MetLife Stadium (which was referred to as New York New Jersey Stadium for the tournament), located in East Rutherford, New Jersey, with FIFA president Gianni Infantino to present the trophy to tournament champion Spain after the team defeated Argentina in extra time by a score of 1-0.
As the two men walked out onto the field, boos could be heard coming from the crowd.
On July 6, Trump confirmed that he’d personally intervened to help overturn a suspension for one of U.S. soccer’s star players, striker Folarin Balogun, following a controversial red card against him. Trump said he called Infantino, leading FIFA to suspend the red card decision, thus allowing Balogun to compete in the Round 16 game against Belgium. (The U.S. went on to lose that match by a score of 4-1.)
The reaction against the move was a mixture of anger and disappointment, particularly among Belgians, as one might expect.
