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Trump‘s dilemma… In the quest for remedies, ‘friends’ are absent, ‘enemies’ will have to host:- The FIFA World Cup final will show a unique mix of politics and superstition. Find out why Spanish PM Sánchez will face Trump and why Argentina’s Javier Milei has kept his distance.
On the night between Sunday and Monday, New York’s MetLife Stadium is not just going to be the biggest witness to football history, but it’s also going to become a stage for the strange tug-of-war of geo-politics that no one could have imagined. On one hand, on the field, the top players of Spain and Argentina will face off for the glittering FIFA World Cup trophy, with over 80,000 fans enjoying this historic thrill, and at the same time, a completely different kind of ‘match’ will be happening in the stadium’s VIP box.
During this grand showdown, the host country’s president, Donald Trump, will have to welcome a leader who is considered one of his biggest and harshest critics on the global stage. On the other hand, luck would have it that Trump’s so-called strongest friend and supporter in the world has himself refused to come to New York on this historic occasion.
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Trump will face his staunch opponent, the Spanish PM
Spain’s team has made it to the final match, which is why Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has flown to New York himself to cheer for his team. Along with him, Spain’s King Felipe VI, Queen Letizia, and their daughters will also be present. From a sports perspective, this is quite normal, but looking through the lens of geopolitics, the situation is very interesting and tense. The relationship between Donald Trump and Pedro Sánchez has always been quite bitter.
Sánchez is known for openly criticizing Trump’s policies. Whether it’s about America’s stance in a war-like situation with Iran, opposing U.S. support for Israel’s military actions in Gaza, or disputes over NATO spending, the two leaders have had several verbal spats. Recently, during the NATO summit, Trump even called Spain a terrible partner in NATO and threatened economic sanctions because Spain was not willing to spend the agreed 5% of its GDP on the defense budget.
However, later Sanchez tried to lighten the mood a bit by talking, but the ice between the two hasn’t completely melted. Now see the irony of fate: Trump has to host the very critic Sanchez, and if Spain wins, Trump might even have to hand over the shiny trophy to Sánchez’s team with his own hands.
Why did Trump’s biggest fan, Javier Milei, stay away?
In this gallery of the stadium, a very important seat will remain empty, the one where Argentina’s President Javier Milei was supposed to sit. In the Western world, Milei is considered Donald Trump’s biggest fan and a staunch friend. If Milei had come here, it would have been a sight to see Trump’s happiness. But Milei clearly refused to come to New York. The surprising thing is that his reason for not coming is not some diplomatic engagement, but a deep and bizarre superstition related to football, which is called ‘Cabalas’ in Argentina.
Milei believes that watching the matches from home is proving to be a lucky charm for Argentina’s team. Argentina has won all 7 matches in this World Cup so far, and Milei has watched every single one of them sitting on a special chair in his Presidential Palace (Olivos residence). Milei is afraid that if he goes to the stadium, this superstition or ritual will be broken and the team might lose. Talking to the local radio station El Observador, Milei clearly said, ‘No way… I won’t change this rule for anything. I’ll keep watching all the matches from Olivos.’
The unique story of the ‘Lucky Jacket’
Milei’s superstition isn’t just limited to chairs; it’s also connected to a jacket. He mentioned that during the quarter-final match against Switzerland, he was wearing a thick jacket from an oil company (YPF) because it was cold there and the heating wasn’t on. In Milei’s words, ‘During the match, when I felt a bit warm and took that jacket off, the opposing team immediately scored a goal against us. I put the jacket back on without delay, and since then, I’ve never taken it off during a match.’
This superstition among Argentina’s presidents is very old. In the 1990 World Cup, then-president Carlos Menem went to boost the morale of Argentina’s team, but the team lost its very first match to Cameroon. Since then, Menem started being called ‘jinxed’ (unlucky or cursed), and after that, no sitting president went to watch the team’s match at the stadium. Milei also doesn’t want to record himself as ‘cursed’ in history.
The amazing blend of sports and politics
Overall, this FIFA World Cup final will not only be a tough match between Lionel Messi’s Argentina and Spain’s young brigade on the field, but also a test of silent diplomacy between Trump and Sánchez sitting in the VIP box. On one hand, Trump will miss his biggest fan Milei, while on the other, the whole world’s media will be watching the chemistry between Sánchez and Trump. On this biggest stage of the game, we’ve probably never seen such a mix of politics, friendship, rivalry, and superstition before.
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