{"id":12546,"date":"2026-07-21T12:24:28","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T07:24:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=12546"},"modified":"2026-07-21T12:24:28","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T07:24:28","slug":"madonnas-rep-denies-viral-rumour-she-was-in-donald-trumps-suite-at-world-cup-final","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=12546","title":{"rendered":"Madonna&#8217;s rep denies viral rumour she was in Donald Trump&#8217;s suite 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>Representatives for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/madonna\">Madonna<\/a> have dispelled a viral rumour that she was in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/tag\/donald-trump\">Donald Trump<\/a>\u2018s suite during the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/tag\/world-cup\">World Cup<\/a> final.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"post-content-read-more\">\n<li><strong>READ MORE:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/reviews\/album\/madonna-confessions-ii-review-3954470\">Madonna \u2013 \u2018Confessions II\u2019 review: Queen Of Pop digs deep on thrilling return to the dancefloor<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The singer, whose latest album\u00a0\u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/reviews\/album\/madonna-confessions-ii-review-3954470\">Confessions II<\/a>\u2019 recently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/madonna-responds-to-success-of-confessions-ii-words-cannot-express-how-grateful-and-surprised-i-am-3956900\">reached the top spot of the Billboard 200 Album Charts<\/a>, performed during the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/chris-martin\"> Chris Martin<\/a>-curated\u00a0World Cup halftime show on Sunday (July 19).<\/p>\n<p>Since then, speculation has gone viral on social media that she was sitting in President Trump\u2019s luxury suite at MetLife Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>It comes due to a brief shot of Trump\u2019s box during the match between Spain and Argentina, which showed several guests seated alongside Trump and FIFA president Gianni Infantino. Some fans on X then posted that one of the women visible in the suite, seated behind Melania Trump, was Madonna.<\/p>\n<p>However, the clip coincided with the period right before the performance, when Madonna would most likely have been backstage preparing. She has also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/madonna-hits-out-at-donald-trump-administration-for-unthinkable-decision-to-cancel-world-aids-day-commemoration-3914896\">been a vocal critic of Trump for decades<\/a> \u2013 even before he ran for president.<\/p>\n<p>A rep for Madonna has since confirmed she was not in the suite, per <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/madonna-trump-world-cup-rumor-1235595216\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Rolling Stone<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Footage of Melania Trump at the World Cup is going viral as people notice who\u2019s behind her \ud83d\udc40 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fraljPf9Nw\">pic.twitter.com\/fraljPf9Nw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Matt Wallace (@MattWallace888) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MattWallace888\/status\/2078924194340073581?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 19, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>During the halftime show, Madonna\u00a0performed her song \u2018Music\u2019 with football legends Ronaldo and Ronaldinho making a cameo beside her. After a performance of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/the-white-stripes\">The White Stripes<\/a>\u2018 \u2018Seven Nation Army\u2019 by The Muppets,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/bts\">BTS<\/a>\u00a0took over to perform their hit \u2018Dynamite\u2019.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/series\/ted-lasso\"><em>Ted Lasso<\/em><\/a>\u00a0actor Jason Sudeikis appeared in-character to introduce\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/justin-bieber\">Justin Bieber<\/a>, who performed \u2018Everything Hallelujah\u2019 solo, followed by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/shakira\">Shakira<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/burna-boy\">Burna Boy<\/a>\u00a0duetting the 2026 World Cup anthem, \u2018Dai Dai\u2019. Chris Martin rounded off the ceremony with a performance of new Coldplay song called \u2018We Dance\u2019, aided by children\u2019s choir PS22.<\/p>\n<p>The halftime show elicited some strong opinions from former England footballer and BBC commentator <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/fans-react-to-chris-martins-world-cup-haltime-show-and-wayne-rooneys-viral-assessment-3957904\">Wayne Rooney, who deemed the show \u201ccrap\u201d<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>As for Madonna, \u2018Confessions II\u2019 is her 10th album to top the charts \u2013 with the first being 1984\u2019s \u2018Like a Virgin\u2019 \u2013 and makes her the fourth artist to have 10 Number Ones on both the Billboard 200 and Hot 100 charts, joining <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/taylor-swift\">Taylor Swift<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/drake\">Drake<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/the-beatles\">The Beatles<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Confessions II\u2019 includes\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/madonna-sabrina-carpenter-share-glossy-music-video-for-bring-your-love-3951083\">the Sabrina Carpenter collaboration \u2018Bring Your Love\u2019<\/a>, which was released as the album\u2019s lead single earlier this year, as well as \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/check-out-madonnas-euphoric-new-single-i-feel-so-free-as-she-makes-low-key-debut-on-pride-radio-3940975\">I Feel So Free<\/a>\u2019, which\u00a0<em>NME<\/em>\u00a0described as a \u201chedonistic deep house-flavoured floor-filler\u201d, and the \u201cpounding\u201d club-ready single \u2018Love Sensation\u2019.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/reviews\/album\/madonna-confessions-ii-review-3954470\">In a four-star review of \u2018Confessions II\u2019<\/a>,\u00a0<em>NME<\/em>\u00a0wrote: \u201cBy drawing from her past, both personally and musically, Madonna has made her most vital album in over two decades. 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