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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Sport
Leander Schaerlaeckens

Gianni Infantino and Donald Trump have taken the 2026 World Cup for themselves

President Donald Trump and Fifa president Gianni Infantino in the Oval Office, with the gold Club World Cup trophy between them.
Donald Trump and Gianni Infantino appeared together in the Oval Office last week. Photograph: Chris Kleponis/EPA

Two men held a press event in the Oval Office last week to announce a taskforce that would work to resolve the logistical problems surrounding the 2026 World Cup in North America, which were largely created by one of them.

Both men were in their element. One, Donald Trump, received toady genuflection and a large, golden … thing (actually the Club World Cup trophy). The other, Fifa president Gianni Infantino, occasioned to bask in the proximity to real power, was affectionately referred to as “The king of soccer, I guess, in a certain way” by Trump.

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