{"id":11234,"date":"2026-07-20T05:36:24","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T00:36:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=11234"},"modified":"2026-07-20T05:36:24","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T00:36:24","slug":"donald-trump-booed-at-world-cup-final","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=11234","title":{"rendered":"Donald Trump Booed at World Cup Final"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/donald-trump\/\" id=\"auto-tag_donald-trump_1\" data-tag=\"donald-trump\">Donald Trump<\/a> was booed at the 2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/fifa\/\" id=\"auto-tag_fifa_1\" data-tag=\"fifa\">FIFA<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/world-cup\/\" id=\"auto-tag_world-cup_1\" data-tag=\"world-cup\">World Cup<\/a> final on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tThe 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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/gianni-infantino\/\" id=\"auto-tag_gianni-infantino_1\" data-tag=\"gianni-infantino\">Gianni Infantino<\/a> to present the trophy to<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/news\/general-news\/2026-world-cup-winner-spain-defeats-argentina-1236651842\/\"> tournament champion Spain<\/a> after the team defeated Argentina in extra time by a score of 1-0.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tAs the two men walked out onto the field, boos could be heard coming from the crowd.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tOn July 6, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/tv\/tv-news\/trump-called-fifa-overturn-red-card-world-cup-1236638744\/\">Trump confirmed<\/a> that he\u2019d personally intervened to help overturn a suspension for one of U.S. soccer\u2019s 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.)<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tThe reaction against the move was a mixture of anger and disappointment, particularly among Belgians, as one might expect.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tThe reversal was said to be unprecedented: According to <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/07\/05\/us\/politics\/trump-fifa-balogun-world-cup.html\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">The New York Times,<\/a><\/em> this marked the first time FIFA had reversed a red card since 1962.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tTrump arrived at the stadium on Sunday in Marine One. The helicopter flew over the stadium about 45 minutes before kickoff. He watched the match from a VIP section behind glass with Infantino.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tAlso sitting nearly were Spain\u2019s king, Felipe VI; Canadian prime minister Mark Carney; and Mexican president Claudia Sheinbaum.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Donald Trump was booed at the 2026 FIFA World Cup final on Sunday. 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