Donald Trump will not attend the United States' opening World Cup match against Paraguay at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles on Friday, 12 June, with three close MAGA allies set to represent him instead after the President was loudly booed during his high-profile appearance at the NBA Finals in New York.
The news came after Trump's ill-fated trip to Madison Square Garden earlier this week, where he became the first sitting US President to attend an NBA Finals game. The New York Knicks, on a 13-game winning streak, hosted the San Antonio Spurs in Game 3.