Borja Iglesias Agrees to Shake Trump's Hand at 2026 World Cup Final

3 articles · Updated · Yahoo Sports · Jul 19

Borja Iglesias said he will shake Donald Trump’s hand at Sunday’s World Cup final trophy ceremony, despite calling the encounter a “complex conflict” and saying he wants it over quickly.
Protocol and self-preservation drove the decision: the Spain striker said he did not want to create controversy and joked, “I don’t want to go to prison.”
Trump is expected to attend the final in New Jersey, where European champions Spain face defending holders Argentina and the U.S. president is set to present the trophy.
Iglesias has a record of public activism on homophobia, Palestine and the Luis Rubiales case, making his discomfort with Trump consistent with his broader political stance.
The final has already drawn off-field friction for Spain after 2010 winner Joan Capdevila said his U.S. travel authorization was denied over a past trip to Iran.