FIFA, Spain Crop Trump From World Cup Victory Photos After 1-0 Final
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Updated · Forbes · Jul 20
FIFA, Spain Crop Trump From World Cup Victory Photos After 1-0 Final
3 articles · Updated · Forbes · Jul 20
Summary
Photos posted by FIFA and Spain after the 1-0 World Cup final win over Argentina appear deliberately framed to exclude Donald Trump from the trophy-lift celebration.
Trump lingered on stage after presenting the trophy at MetLife Stadium while Gianni Infantino appeared to steer him away as Spain celebrated and confetti fired.
Boos greeted Trump and Infantino during the presentation, and one commentator was caught on mic predicting, “They’re gonna edit him out of that.”
The episode echoed last year’s Club World Cup ceremony with Chelsea, when Trump also remained in frame during the trophy lift and players later said they expected him to leave.
Spain’s overtime victory was its first World Cup title since 2010 and stopped Argentina from becoming the first back-to-back champion since Brazil in 1962.