Trump set to deliver World Cup Final trophy alongside Gianni Infantino, FIFA president says

President Donald Trump volition beryllium astatine MetLife Stadium for the World Cup Final adjacent month, and he'll beryllium determination successful a large way.

FIFA President Gianni Infantino told "Fox & Friends" successful workplace connected Tuesday that helium and Trump volition present the FIFA World Cup trophy to the winning team's skipper connected the field.

"We volition beryllium unneurotic with the president enjoying the last and handing the trophy to the winner, of course, together," Infantino said.

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President Donald Trump, Claudia Sheinbaum, President of Mexico, and Mark Carney, Prime Minister of Canada, airs for a selfie with Gianni Infantino, president of FIFA, during the FIFA World Cup 2026 authoritative gully astatine the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts successful Washington, D.C., connected Dec. 5, 2025. (Hector Vivas/FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images)

Trump and Infantino did the aforesaid past twelvemonth for the FIFA Club World Cup Final, besides astatine the New Jersey stadium, erstwhile Chelsea defeated Paris Saint-Germain 3-0. The quality came 1 twelvemonth aft an assassination effort successful Pennsylvania.

The president participated successful the trophy presumption and handed retired awards to the players and referees aft Chelsea won the match. Trump remained connected signifier for the celebration, causing immoderate confusion.

"I knew helium was going to beryllium here, but I didn’t cognize helium was going to beryllium connected the basal erstwhile we lifted the trophy, truthful I was a spot confused," Chelsea’s Cole Palmer said aft the match.

President Donald Trump receives the FIFA Peace Prize from FIFA President Gianni Infantino during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Official Draw astatine the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts successful Washington, D.C., connected Dec. 5, 2025. (Emilee Chinn/FIFA)

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Trump and the FIFA enforcement person strengthened their narration since helium took office. He established the White House Task Force for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, which began successful North America earlier this month. He named Andrew Giuliani the enforcement manager of the task force.

Trump has yet to be a World Cup match, but Marco Rubio was spotted astatine the United States Men's National Team's opener against Paraguay, a 4-1 triumph connected June 12.

The president was awarded the archetypal FIFA Peace Prize astatine the Kennedy Center successful Washington, D.C., during the World Cup last gully successful December.

FIFA President Gianni Infantino and President Donald Trump airs during a acme connected Gaza successful Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, connected Oct. 13, 2025. Trump arrived successful Egypt aft a sojourn to Israel pursuing a ceasefire helium helped broker. (Yoan Valat/AFP)

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Trump precocious attended Game 3 of the NBA Finals astatine Madison Square Garden, portion the White House played big to UFC Freedom 250 past week.

Fox News' Ryan Gaydos, Paulina Dedaj and The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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