Boos as Trump and Infantino enter the field for trophy ceremony

Published 20 Jul, 2026 09:35am 1 min read
Spain's Lamine Yamal receives the winner's medal from FIFA chief Gianni Infantino and US President Donald Trump during the trophy presentation. -- Reuters
Spain's Lamine Yamal receives the winner's medal from FIFA chief Gianni Infantino and US President Donald Trump during the trophy presentation. -- Reuters
FIFA head Gianni Infantino and US President Donald Trump with the trophy during the presentation ceremony. -- Reuters
FIFA head Gianni Infantino and US President Donald Trump with the trophy during the presentation ceremony. -- Reuters
US President Donald Trump alongside Spain players during the trophy presentation. -- Reuters
US President Donald Trump alongside Spain players during the trophy presentation. -- Reuters
Spain's Ferran Torres and Fabian Ruiz receive the winner's medal from FIFA President Gianni Infantino and US President Donald Trump during the trophy presentation next to Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney and Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum. -- Reuters
Spain's Ferran Torres and Fabian Ruiz receive the winner's medal from FIFA President Gianni Infantino and US President Donald Trump during the trophy presentation next to Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney and Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum. -- Reuters
Spain's Rodri holds the World Cup trophy with US President Donald Trump during the trophy presentation ceremony. -- Reuters
Spain's Rodri holds the World Cup trophy with US President Donald Trump during the trophy presentation ceremony. -- Reuters

Boos descended from the stands as ​US President Donald Trump and FIFA ‌chief Gianni Infantino took to the field for the World Cup trophy ceremony at New ​York New Jersey stadium on Sunday.

Spain ​beat defending champions Argentina 1-0 to win ⁠the title.

The boos had stopped when ​Trump and Infantino presented the players and ​coaches with their medals before they handed out the trophy.

Trump, who arrived at the stadium by ​helicopter, stayed on the podium with ​the Spanish players before being invited to the side as captain Rodri ‌was ⁠about to lift the trophy in front of a barrage of photographers.

Trump was at the centre of the biggest controversy of the World ​Cup when ​he called ⁠Infantino to ask him to review a red card handed ​to US striker Folarin Balogun in ​a ⁠group stage match against Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Balogun’s one-game red-card ban was suspended, and ⁠he ​played against Belgium in the ​last 16, although the US lost 4-1.

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