"When President Donald Trump and FIFA President Gianni Infantino announced in August that the World Cup draw which will determine team groups for the 2026 games, some of which will be played in the Bay Area would take place Dec. 5 at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., a video circulated globally showing a grinning Trump wearing a red hat that read, Trump Was Right About Everything. It's for winners only, and since you're a winner, you can touch it,"
"The exchange was emblematic of a relationship that blossomed between the U.S. president and the president of soccer's governing body as the United States prepares to host a majority of the matches in next year's global tournament. Infantino, who assumed his post in 2016, has spent the last year cozying up to Trump, making appearances at the president's inauguration in January and a peace summit in Egypt in October where Trump helped broker a ceasefire between Gaza and Israel."
The World Cup draw was scheduled for Dec. 5 at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., and a circulated video showed Trump wearing a red hat and handling the gold trophy. Infantino handed the trophy to Trump and made light remarks, reflecting a growing public rapport between the two leaders. Infantino assumed his FIFA post in 2016 and spent the year making prominent appearances alongside Trump, including at the inauguration and a peace summit in Egypt where Trump helped broker a Gaza-Israel ceasefire. FIFA and Infantino created a peace prize expected to honor Trump as they position him as the face of the 2026 tournament. The 2026 World Cup will be hosted by Mexico, Canada, and the United States, yet Trump remains unpopular in many U.S. host cities, and his administration has targeted Democratic-run cities and states with threats to revoke funding and increased immigration enforcement.
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