{"id":922,"date":"2026-07-06T16:34:24","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T11:34:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=922"},"modified":"2026-07-06T16:34:24","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T11:34:24","slug":"trump-hails-great-harry-kane-after-england-defeats-mexico","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=922","title":{"rendered":"Trump Hails &#8216;GREAT&#8217; Harry Kane After England Defeats Mexico"},"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 id=\"post-wrap\">\n<div class=\"o-share-btn-wrap\">\n<div id=\"post-social\">\n<div class=\"o-share-wrap\">\n<p>    <button class=\"o-share-btn 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Trump<\/strong> praised England soccer captain <strong>Harry Kane<\/strong> after the striker propelled his team into the World Cup quarterfinals with a dramatic 3-2 victory over Mexico, calling him a \u201cGREAT player\u201d after one of the tournament\u2019s most gripping knockout matches.<\/p>\n<p>Trump weighed in on the results in a midnight post on Truth Social after Kane <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/football\/live\/cr5j14eyzm8t\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">scored<\/a> what proved to be the winning goal from the penalty spot at the Azteca Stadium in Mexico City as England held off a fierce late comeback from the tournament co-hosts despite playing much of the second half with 10 men.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHarry Kane of England is a GREAT player!!!\u201d Trump wrote.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_5740031\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5740031\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5740031\" 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Rangel<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The game took another dramatic turn when England defender <strong>Jarell Quansah<\/strong> was sent off in the 54th minute. Kane then gave away a penalty after catching <strong>Brian Guti\u00e9rrez<\/strong> inside the area, allowing Mexico to make it 3-2.<\/p>\n<p>England nevertheless held firm under sustained Mexican pressure to book a quarterfinal meeting with Norway, led by star striker <strong>Erling Haaland<\/strong>, whose decisive win earlier in the night saw Brazil knocked out.<\/p>\n<p>The post came after the president <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/media\/sports\/trump-personally-called-fifa-boss-gianni-infantino-to-appeal-on-behalf-of-us-soccer-star-report\/\">reportedly<\/a> intervened over FIFA\u2019s decision to suspend the red card issued to USMNT striker <strong>Folarin Balogun<\/strong> after his dismissal against Bosnia and Herzegovina.<\/p>\n<p>Trump also called FIFA president <strong>Gianni Infantino<\/strong> after the match to request a review of the incident, according to the Associated Press. FIFA\u2019s disciplinary committee later announced it was applying Article 27 of its disciplinary code to suspend the red card, meaning Balogun would only serve the sanction if he committed a similar offense within the next 12 months.<\/p>\n<p>Trump celebrated the decision on Truth Social and praised FIFA for \u201creversing a great injustice!\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>New: The Mediaite One-Sheet &#8220;Newsletter of Newsletters&#8221;<\/strong><br \/>Your daily summary and analysis of what the many, many media newsletters are saying and reporting. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/subscribe\">Subscribe now!<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s){if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\nn.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;\nn.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\nt.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,\ndocument,'script','https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Share &#13; Copy\u00a0Link&#13; \u00a0 (Screengrab via YouTube) President Donald Trump praised England soccer captain Harry Kane after the striker propelled his team into the World Cup quarterfinals with a dramatic 3-2 victory over Mexico, calling him a \u201cGREAT player\u201d after one of the tournament\u2019s most gripping knockout matches. 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