Mexico’s president to attend World Cup final at Trump’s invitation
Sheinbaum will join Trump and Mark Carney at the final as Mexico, the United States and Canada cohost the tournament for the first time.
- Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum will attend Sunday's World Cup final in New Jersey after accepting a direct invitation from President Donald Trump, marking their first meeting since December.
- Following months of verbal sparring between Sheinbaum and Trump regarding security and trade tensions, the leaders will meet on the global stage for the first time since the World Cup draw.
- Previously, Sheinbaum skipped the opening match in Mexico City, where Mexico beat South Africa 2-0, opting instead to gift her ticket to a young Indigenous woman.
- Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney will also attend the final in New Jersey, joining Spain's King Felipe VI among regional leaders attending the match.
- Defending champions Argentina will face Spain for the title in the tournament jointly hosted by the three North American nations for the first time.
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The final match, which will take place at the East Rutherford MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, will be the first game of the competition, co-organized by the United States with Canada and Mexico, to which Donald Trump will attend. If he kept away from the field, the White House host provoked a controversy during the tournament, after having confirmed having made a call to his friend and Fifa president, Gianni Infantino, to cancel the red card infl…
President of the United States, Donald Trump, and President of Fifa, Gianni Infantino, pose for photo with the trophy of the World Cup at the Oval Hall, at the White House. Photo of August 2025. Disclosure/White House The President of the United States, Donald Trump, will attend the final of the World Cup between Spain and Argentina, this Sunday (19), informed last Thursday the press secretary of the White House, Karoline Leavitt. "Your presence…
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