Viva España

The World Cup is finally over, with Spain having dispatched Argentina in extra time… the latter were unimpressed by this, which led to a bit of biff after the whistle blew:

However, once trophy time came around, everyone remembered who the real villain is:

Donald Trump and Gianni Infantino were booed as they took to the field for the presentation ceremony before the US president attempted to gatecrash Spain’s victory party.
Trump arrived at the stadium on Marine One, with the president’s helicopter first flying over the stadium about 45 minutes before kick-off. He sat in a glassed-in section of luxury seats for the match, along with Infantino. Other dignitaries and former players sat nearby, including Spain’s king, Felipe VI, Canada’s prime minister, Mark Carney, and Mexico’s president, Claudia Sheinbaum.
Trump was briefly shown on the video screens at the stadium after the US national anthem was played. There were scattered boos from some in the crowd but nothing like the hostile reception he has received at other sporting events during his presidency. However, when the US president and Infantino came on to the field for the presentation after Spain clinched victory, boos rang out around the stadium. The White House pool report said that ambient crowd noise, which had been sitting at approximately 78 decibels before their introduction, rose to 84 decibels when Trump entered the field.
Then, after Trump presented Spain with the World Cup trophy, he attempted to stand with the team at the side of the podium as they celebrated before Infantino quietly ushered him away.

As someone I saw noted, this must’ve been galling for Trump, cos the latter is… not exactly well disposed towards Spain…

…Because Spain are as tired of his shit as the rest of us, and were understandably unwilling to get involved in his Iran bullshit, so it must’ve been slightly uncomfortable for him to have to present the trophy to Spain in the presence of the king and the Spanish PM. Mark Carney’s presence was probably a bit bothersome for him too, given that Canada has lately been cursed with wildfires that have affected the US too and Trump’s response to that has been to blame Carney for not controling them and threatening a new 25% tariff. But I still think the Spain victory would’ve been more infuriating. At least he seems to have stayed awake for the event…