World Cup goalkeeper expresses reluctance to shake Trump's hand should Spain win tournament

Spanish goalkeeper Borja Iglesias is going into the biggest lucifer of his vocation – the World Cup last against Argentina connected Sunday day astatine New York/New Jersey Stadium.

Should Spain win, Iglesias volition beryllium 1 of the players who volition shingle President Donald Trump’s manus aft the match. However, Iglesias is nary instrumentality of the president and made it known portion helium talked to the Spanish media connected Saturday.

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Spain's Borja Iglesias celebrates with Rodri aft the World Cup semifinal shot lucifer betwixt France and Spain successful Arlington, Texas, adjacent Dallas, Tuesday, July 14, 2026. (David J. Phillip/AP)

"I don't privation to spell to prison," helium said of shaking Trump’s hand, via All Out Soccer. "I anticipation to greet him astatine a clip erstwhile we are each precise happy, and that it passes precise rapidly and I tin hide astir it.

"I don't deliberation this is the clip to make controversy. People cognize perfectly good what I think. I would emotion to bash galore things, but the world is that adjacent if radical deliberation I americium all-powerful, I don't person that overmuch powerfulness to tackle definite things."

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Spain's Borja Iglesias talks with the media earlier a grooming league up of a World Cup quarterfinal shot lucifer against Belgium successful Carson, Calif., Thursday, July 9, 2026. (Andre Penner/AP)

Iglesias has antecedently expressed his enactment for pro-Palestinian protesters and was outspoken against the erstwhile Spanish shot federation brag who departed his station aft helium kissed a subordinate pursuing the FIFA Women’s World Cup.

He said that helium thought Trump "struggles" with radical who combat "for advancement and for cardinal values."

Trump is acceptable to beryllium astatine the World Cup final. He participated successful the trophy presumption astatine the FIFA Club World Cup. He remained connected the signifier for the solemnisation ceremony.

President Donald Trump receives the FIFA Peace Prize from Gianni Infantino, President of FIFA, during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Official Draw astatine John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts connected Dec. 5, 2025 successful Washington, DC. (Getty Images)

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Spain volition play Argentina connected Sunday day astatine 3 p.m. ET. The lucifer tin beryllium seen connected FOX.