Trump claims US World Cup a success, despite controversies, ahead of final

Donald Trump said on Friday that the United States has become a 'soccer country' after co-hosting the twenty twenty-six World Cup with Mexico and Canada, calling it a tournament that brought the world together. France 24 reports, though, the event has been shadowed by controversies: hardline U.S. migration policies that prevented some fans from attending, the exclusion of a Somali referee, and Trump's successful appeal to FIFA to overturn a red card for a U.S. player.

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