US EditionUS President Donald Trump to Attend 2026 World Cup Draw as Politics Loom over Historic Tournament
President Trump will appear at the Kennedy Center event deciding groups for the first 48-team World Cup, amid disputes over relocating matches from some host cities.
- On Monday, the White House confirmed President Donald Trump will attend the FIFA World Cup 2026 final draw in Washington later this week, with White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt saying he will be at the Kennedy Center on Friday.
- Trump has framed the World Cup as a centerpiece of his second presidency, highlighting it coincides with America's 250th anniversary next year.
- At the Kennedy Center, the draw will determine group placements for the first-ever 48-team World Cup, and the ceremony begins at 12:00 p.m. ET with coaches, executives and FIFA officials.
- Trump's involvement has brought controversy, as his administration has floated relocating World Cup matches from certain Democratic-run host cities amid crime and immigration policies.
- Trump's partnership with FIFA figures, including Gianni Infantino, helped secure the expanded Club World Cup on American soil and he called Kennedy Center renovation plans `too progressive`.
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US President Donald Trump to attend 2026 World Cup draw as politics loom over historic tournament
U.S. President Donald Trump will attend the 2026 World Cup draw on Friday in Washington, the White House confirmed - placing the commander-in-chief at the center of one of global
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