

United States President Donald Trump will be at the Club World Cup final on Sunday.
Speaking with reporters at a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday, Trump confirmed his plans to attend the 3 p.m. final at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey. The match will pit Chelsea, 2-0 winners over Fluminense on Tuesday, against either Real Madrid or Paris Saint-Germain.
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“I’ll be going the game,” he told reporters at the White House, after his nearly two-hour meeting.
The confirmation comes a day after FIFA revealed that the organization opened a New York office at Trump Tower ahead of the men’s World Cup next summer.
Trump and FIFA president Gianni Infantino have forged a close relationship that has become more visible following’s Trump re-election. Infantino was there for Trump’s victory rally in Washington, D.C., and also at his inauguration. He has described the two as having a “great friendship.”
Trump was president when FIFA awarded the 2026 World Cup to the United States, Mexico and Canada back in 2018. He resumed power in time to be at the helm of the co-host nation next year.
Infantino was at an event at Trump Tower on Monday to launch a five-day exhibition of the Club World Cup trophy when he announced that FIFA would be moving in.
“We have to be in New York – not just for the FIFA Club World Cup this year and the FIFA World Cup next year – we have to be in New York as well when it comes to where our offices are based,” Infantino said at the event, as Trump’s son, Eric, stood beside him.
He made sure to thank President Trump, “who is a big fan of soccer.”
Infantino has praised Trump as a staunch supporter of FIFA and its many events taking place in the United States. Last week, Trump’s “big, beautiful” budget bill included a $625 million line item for security funding for next summer’s World Cup.
The FIFA head has spent the last year visiting the White House and the president’s Florida base Mar-a-Lago on numerous occasions. He accompanied Trump on a recent tour of the Gulf, a trip Infantino prioritized over FIFA’s annual congress in Paraguay in May. The decision drew sharp criticism from European football chiefs, who staged a dramatic walkout.
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So, it’s not surprising that Trump would be present at the Club World Cup final, given his close ties to Infantino.
Last month, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy told reporters that he also invited Trump to the tournament’s championship match.
“(I) invited him to the Club World Cup final,” Murphy said during a brief press availability at Liberty State Park, exactly one year before the start of the 2026 World Cup. He joked, “I’m not sure he could come.” Turns out, Trump would.
Before Trump’s press availability ended on Tuesday, a reporter asked if he’d be bringing the trophy to the game on Sunday. The president quipped: “Yeah, I’m going to deliver it. I have it in my office.” He then smiled.
While it seems fair to assume that Trump was referring to the Club World Cup trophy on display at Trump Tower, he could have been making a joking reference to the replica World Cup trophy he’s displayed previously in the White House.
(Top photo: Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
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