Donald Trump also made a surprising claim (Image: Getty)
Everything you need to know ahead of the final day of the World Cup
FIFA president Gianni Infantino hailed this summer’s tournament as the greatest cultural event in human history. Speaking at a reception at Trump Tower in New York, he said: “This is not only the greatest (FIFA) World Cup in history, but it’s much more than that. This is the greatest human, social and cultural event that humanity has ever witnessed and seen, and we are all part of it. And for that, I thank you from the bottom of my heart, Mr. President.” Donald Trump has targeted manager Thomas Tuchel’s tactical approach against Argentina and mocked the Three Lions for introducing Harry Kane into the match. defensive ability. “I think they probably made a mistake when they made him a defensive player, but what do I know about football?” The England manager has supported his tactical choices, but admitted he took responsibility in a press conference ahead of the third-place match. “Listen, if it’s easy for someone to take responsibility, I’ll take responsibility,” he said. When asked about President Trump’s remarks, Tuchel was visibly unimpressed. “Are we going to use Donald Trump as a witness in this case or not? I’m just asking,” he said firmly. President Trump also claimed that the fallout from Folarin Balogun’s red card was spared thanks to his personal phone call to Infantino. “It ended up being much better because there was no debate,” he said. Spain’s World Cup champion Joao Capdevila has appealed to President Trump for help after being refused entry to the United States ahead of this weekend’s final. “@realDonaldTrump needs help! I was told I can’t go to the finals with my kids because my ESTA was denied. Can someone please help me? You have no idea how excited I was to be there to cheer on this team with all my 2010 teammates,” he said Lionel Messi has opened up about the now famous photo of him bathing his baby – none other than Ramin Yamal. “I took a picture with him when he was a baby…The fact that we’re playing together in the World Cup now is crazy,” he said. Yamal is also expected to be fit for the finals after returning to training. Coach Luis de la Fuente admitted: “He’s fine. There’s nothing wrong with him. He got a hard knock, but he handled the game perfectly.” “Yesterday we rested him. Today he is training as usual with his teammates.” William Saliba is likely to miss the match against France after coach Didier Deschamps revealed the defender’s pain had become “unbearable”. The Arsenal centre-back came on as a substitute in the semi-final against Spain. The US government is set to oppose the suspension of Argentine players following a FIFA investigation into the display of a banner referencing the Falkland Islands. World Cup chief Andrew Giuliani insisted Argentina was simply exercising its right to freedom of expression.
