President Donald Trump announced Friday the 2026 World Cup draw will take place on December 5 at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC., combining the world’s biggest soccer tournament with the institution he has sought to overhaul.

The scene inside the Oval Office on Friday closely resembled a recent episode of “South Park” as President Donald Trump touched the FIFA World Cup trophy while being lavished with praise by the association’s president.

President Donald Trump had his latest bling request for the Oval Office denied. Trump, 79, could not resist asking to keep the FIFA World Cup trophy after it was displayed in his office on Friday, but FIFA President Gianni Infantino politely informed him that it was not his to take.

Andrew Giuliani, the executive director of the White House Task Force on the FIFA World Cup 2026, spoke with SBJ last week about the federal government’s role in preparing for the 39-day mega-event.

President Donald Trump takes questions from the press amid negotiations over the Russia-Ukraine war.