Amid all the pageantry and spectacle of the men's World Cup Final, with billions of people watching, yes, Donald Trump will be in attendance for the final, climactic match between Lionel Messi's Argentina and Lamine Yamal's Spain. In fact, his very attendance is reportedly already causing security frustrations and extended, unwelcome delays for other people attending the match.
At the conclusion of the match, the United States president will be on the winning podium and present the World Cup trophy to the eventual winning team. Honestly, it's a kind of fitting ending to a World Cup where Trump ensured he had some of his fingerprints on it.
We'll see how the closing ceremony comes together as Trump and presumably FIFA president Gianni Infantino stand alongside the best men's soccer team on the planet. The match begins at 3:00 p.m. Eastern in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
Is Donald Trump the first sitting United States president to attend a World Cup Final?
Yes, Trump will be the first United States president to attend the World Cup Final. When the United States hosted the men's World Cup in 1994, then-president Bill Clinton attended the opening ceremony but did not go to the final match.
Source: USA Today
