Donald Trump, leader of the United States, provides insight into why the England national team, despite leading initially, lost to Argentina and missed the 2026 World Cup final.
On 18 July 2026, Donald Trump, President of the United States, analyzed the key reason why the England team, the "Three Lions," led by German head coach Thomas Tuchel, initially took a 1-0 lead but then lost 1-2 to Argentina, missing the chance to reach the 2026 World Cup final in a disappointing outcome.
Donald Trump commented that England actually has excellent players, including Harry Kane, whom he once played golf with. Kane performed exceptionally well in this match. Trump believes the coach may have erred by assigning Kane, their best player, to defensive duties after taking the lead. "They were ahead but moved their best player to defense. They should have played more offensively, right? But no, it wasn’t like that. I don’t know much about coaching, but that was quite unusual."
Donald Trump will attend the 2026 World Cup final between Spain, the 2024 European champions known as "La Roja," and Argentina, the defending champions from 2022. The match will take place at MetLife Stadium on the night of 19 July 2026 (early morning 20 July) at 02:00 Thailand time.