Trump hinted at Putin’s coming summer World Cup.
Donald Trump and Gianni Infantino announced the timing of the World Cup block draw. EPA / AOP
The 2026 Football World Championships received their official start on Friday in the White House, not so much in Mexico City, where the race starts on June 11, 2026.
US president Donald Trump announced that the plot of the Games will be held on December 5 at Washington DC’s prestigious Kennedy Center.
At the event, Trump made it clear that these World Championships will be his show.
FIFA FIFA chairman Gianni Infantino Standing behind the president, but gave Trump a stage and even a race trophy in his hand. Infantino could have published the lottery and the place himself, but decided to give honor to the US President.
Trump was honored to hold the winning position of the World Cup in his hands. EPA / AOP
Sports publication The Athletic According to Trump, the event took the opportunity in his own way.
He read for a moment in the script, but soon moved to talk about painting, crime and international politics, among other things. Football stayed in the background, but he promised the “red carpet” for Fifa and football fans in the December block draw.
Trump also reminded of the role of the US as the main organizer of the Games. Canada and Mexico each receive 13 matches, but the United States hosts as many as 78 games.
“We gave them a small piece of tournament,” Trump said, according to Athletic.
Putin to the United States
Trump presented the duo’s co -op on Friday. EPA / AOP
During his speech, he told about last week’s meeting with the Russian President Vladimir Putin with.
At the event, Trump highlighted a joint photo of the duo meeting in Alaska. According to him, Putin has even expressed his desire to come to watch the World Cup final in 2026 if international circumstances allow it.
– There’s a man named Vladimir Putinwhich I believe will be there, depending on what happens. He may come or not, depending on what happens.
Infantino took the opportunity to announce that the sale of the race tickets will start in September. In addition, US security authorities promised to make it easier for fans to travel to the tournament, even though Trump hinted that the visa processes would depend on the passenger’s home country.
The World Cup will be played from 11 June to 19 July 2026.