FOX World Cup announcer says Trump's appearance at final is 'fun, unique thing' despite potential backlash

President Donald Trump volition beryllium astatine MetLife Stadium for Sunday's World Cup Final, successful each likelihood joined by FIFA president Gianni Infantino.

It is hardly the archetypal clip a caput of authorities has attended the World Cup, but with today's governmental landscape, this 1 whitethorn conscionable beryllium the astir polarizing.

Trump has attended galore sporting events implicit the years, including immoderate of the astir prestigious events since becoming president a 2nd time. Each time, the president is of people shown connected the large surface and broadcast, and depending connected the determination has gotten antithetic receptions.

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President Donald Trump and archetypal woman Melania Trump be the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 last lucifer with FIFA President Gianni Infantino astatine MetLife Stadium successful East Rutherford, New Jersey, connected July 13, 2025. (Etsuo Hara/Getty Images)

This clip around, FOX broadcaster John Strong is prepared to study connected Trump's attendance and knows that it volition beryllium some heavy praised and scrutinized.

"Certainly erstwhile it comes to President Trump, determination are nary neutral opinions. But that means determination are a batch of radical successful the assemblage who are ace excited to spot him astatine the game, and determination are going to beryllium a batch of radical successful the assemblage who possibly are little thrilled to person him connected their TV screen," Strong told reporters successful a Zoom telephone Friday.

"As ever, it’s my occupation to play it down the mediate and admit the information that the United States president being engaged with the sport, being astatine the game, that’s a fun, unsocial thing... Whatever I say, the code of my dependable volition beryllium scrutinized. It volition beryllium what it is. That’s the quality of it.

"But astatine the extremity of the day, I don’t deliberation it needs to overshadow the fantastic sport, the fantastic lawsuit that this is, adjacent arsenic I say, astatine the aforesaid time, fractional of America is going to beryllium thrilled to spot him there, beryllium truthful excited that he’s a portion of it. And we’ll evidently spot what happens with the trophy ceremonial and each that arsenic well."

Infantino archetypal said past period connected "Fox & Friends" that Trump would be the contest, but it is present authoritative aft Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed Trump's attendance, calling it "a fitting decision to a tourney that showcased America's quality to big the satellite connected the grandest stage."

Infantino said 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.

US President Donald Trump and FIFA president (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) Gianni Infantino speech successful the Oval bureau of the White House aft signing an enforcement bid for a task unit related to the FIFA World Cup, successful Washington, DC, connected March 7, 2025 (Jim WATSON / AFP)

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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 connected President Trump 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.

Trump got progressive successful 1 of the World Cup's biggest controversies, calling Infantino and requesting a reappraisal of Folarin Balogun's reddish card. Balogun was suspended for Team USA's Round of 16 match, but helium was aboriginal ruled eligible for the game.

Trump has yet to be a World Cup match, but Secretary of State Marco Rubio was spotted astatine the U.S. 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.

Gianni Infantino, President of FIFA, shakes hands with U.S. President Donald Trump arsenic helium receives the FIFA Peace Prize during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Official Draw. (Hector Vivas - FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images)

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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 month. An IndyCar contention volition instrumentality spot successful Washington, D.C. adjacent month.

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

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