Who will be presenting the World Cup 2026 trophy to Spain after beating Argentina in tense final?

SPAIN has been crowned kings of the World Cup after beating Argentina in TONIGHT’S blockbuster final! But fans have divided opinions on who has been selected to hand over the trophy. WORLD CUP FINAL LIVE: ALL THE LATEST FROM SPAIN VS ARGENTINA SunSport can reveal exactly who it is. Who will be presenting the World Cup 2026 trophy? FIFA President Gianni Infantino confirmed in June that the President of the United States, Donald Trump, will present the trophy to the World Cup final winners. This could turn out to be an awkward chain of events as Trump could potentially be handing over the trophy to Spain after describing the country as a ‘wasted cause’ at a recent NATO summit. During a meeting in Ankara, Turkey on July 8, the American President claimed that Spain were a ‘terrible partner in NATO’ and he wanted to cut off all trade relations with his European ally. Read more on World Cup Trump fumed: “Spain is a wasted cause. We don’t want to do any trade business with Spain anymore.” He added: “Spain is a terrible partner in Nato. They don’t participate, they don’t pay. I don’t want anything to do with Spain. “Cut off all trade with Spain, please, including visits… let’s see how hostile they remain when they call up, and they say ‘please, please, we want to trade with you, sir.’” What other controversies has Donald Trump been part of during World Cup 2026? Trump confirmed he called Infantino after Team USA’s Round of 32 match against Bosnia and Herzegovina, and asked the Fifa president to review Folarin Balogun’s foul in the 64th minute. Most read in Football The American striker, 25, was issued a red card for stepping awkwardly on the right ankle of Bosnia’s Tarik Muharemovic, triggering a one-game suspension. The stunning ejection meant Balogun was due to miss Team USA’s crunch-time match against Belgium. Trump slammed the referee Raphael Claus, of Brazil, and warned to check his “suspect” past. And the decision was soon reversed which Trump thought was “beautiful,” and commended Infantino as a “smart, tough man” whose “stock has gone through the roof.”