The Daily Populous Monday July 20th, 2026 morning edition
Authored by usatoday.com and submitted by plz-let-me-in

Updated July 19, 2026, 10:58 p.m. ET

We knew Donald Trump would attend the men's World Cup Final on Sunday, as he is going to present the championship trophy to the winning team. And no one should be surprised by the extremely expected reaction the sitting United States president received at a match that billions of people will watch all over the world.

Trump was booed by a ravenous crowd in East Rutherford, and unsurprisingly so.

As you can see at the start and very end of the clip below, Trump is sitting next to FIFA president Gianni Infantino. And when the camera panned over to Trump for people at the stadium to see, the passionate booing by fans in attendance was impossible to miss:

No matter what happens, don't let anyone conceal what really happened. Trump did, in fact, get booed at this match.

Is Donald Trump the first president to attend a World Cup Final?

Yes. Bill Clinton attended the opening ceremony in 1994 but did not go to the final.

Has Trump attended a major sporting event before?

Yes, he was at Game 3 of the NBA Finals between the New York Knicks and San Antonio Spurs. The Spurs won.

DasScarecrow on July 19th, 2026 at 20:42 UTC »

It's not just an American tradition, but now an international one, to boo him at sporting events.

nanopicofared on July 19th, 2026 at 20:39 UTC »

I don't think the crowd is done with him yet. Wait till he's there to hand out the trophy

theglove on July 19th, 2026 at 20:30 UTC »

Because fuck him that's why.