Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez to Attend 2026 World Cup Final in New York

Kathmandu. Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has announced that his country will go to New York to watch the 2026 World Cup final match against Argentina, the winner of the 2022 World Cup. The government gave this information on Friday.

US President Donald Trump also plans to attend the final in New Jersey on Sunday. Sanchez will be present at the final match to encourage his team for a good performance and will go on an official visit to Algeria immediately after the match, his cabinet told AFP.

Spanish King Felipe VI, Queen Letizia, and their two daughters will also be present at the final match against Argentina, the Royal Palace said.

Argentine President Javier Milei is unlikely to attend the match. Socialist leader Sanchez has had a long-standing tense relationship with Trump. He has not allowed US troops to use Spanish bases for the Iran war and has opposed the US campaign to remove Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.

President Trump had called Spain a 'terrible partner in NATO' at the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit in Turkey this month and said that the US would no longer do any business with Spain.

Sanchez appears to be trying to improve relations. At a press conference after the summit, he said that the relationship between the two countries is 'positive'. He said that he had an 'informal conversation' with Trump about football during the summit and that there was 'no tension of any kind'.