On the night of July 19, 2026, Spain's players lifted the World Cup for the first time since 2010, having beaten Argentina 1-0 in extra time at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey. It should have been a night about football alone: Ferran Torres's late winner, Lionel Messi's last dance with the trophy. Instead, much of the conversation afterward was about who was standing on the podium and who had refused to be there at all. US President Donald Trump joined FIFA president Gianni In
