Trump marks a one -year anniversary of assassination attempt to the FIFA club World Cup final

East Rutherford, NJ – President Donald Trump marked the first anniversary of an unsuccessful attempt on his life on Sunday, joining family, friends and close advisers to attend the victory of the Chelsea FIFA World Cup against Paris Saint-Germain.

The president joined the players on the field after the match to congratulate the exceptional interpreters of the tournament, the current PSG players with their finalist medals and Hand Chelsea their championship trophy.

Trump and First Lady Melania Trump were welcomed with cheers when they arrived at Metlife Stadium just before the pre-match performance of music artists Robbie Williams and Laura Pausini. And the president obtained a handful of hoots when he was briefly shown on the mega-screen of the stadium.

The president praised the crowd and pumped his fist while he and his entourage arrived at the luxury box of the stadium, where they took the match with the president of FIFA, Gianni Infantino and his wife, Leena Al Ashqar.

The other guests spotted in the president of the president were the Attorney General Pam Bondi, the Secretary of Transport Sean Duffy, the interior security Kristi Noem, the Grand Tom Brady and the Rupert Murdoch media magnate.

Metlife in just over a year will host the 2026 World Cup final.

Chelsea, from the English Premier League, spoiled the PSG offer to win its fourth major title of the season, exactly 100 days after PSG won Ligue 1 on April 5. The Paris team added the Coupé de France by defeating Reims 3-0 on May 24, then reappoed on Inter Milan seven days later during the Champions League final.

Chelsea dominated throughout, heading for a 3-0 advance in the first half behind a pair of goals from Cole Palmer and one by João Pedro.

Sunday’s match fell on the first birthday of the assassination attempt that Trump survived in Butler, Pennsylvania, while campaigning for the president.

“He remains my firm conviction that God alone saved me that day for a fair purpose: to restore our beloved republic to greatness and save our nation from those looking for his ruin,” Trump said in a statement published Sunday evening after his return to Washington.

He also welcomed the doctors, the first stakeholders and the rallyrs who helped to guide other security participants, saying: “These men and women arrived in the rally as ordinary Americans, but left as heroes.”

The international sports match also offered Trump an opportunity and aid to snuggle up with representatives of the Qatari government.

Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff, in a brief exchange with journalists before the match, said that he was “full of hope” about the cease-fire negotiations of Gaza and hostages.

Witkoff, who joined Trump for the tournament final, seemed to be nodded when he was asked by the journalists asked him if he planned to meet senior officials from the Qatar Gulf Nation, which serves as an intermediary with Hamas in the talks, during the match.

“I’m going to meet them,” said Witkoff.

The president, who has a warm relationship with Infantino, said that he was planning to attend several games of the World Cup tournament next year to be held in stadiums in the United States, Canada and Mexico.

The preparations for the big football moment next year for North America are on track. But it comes in the midst of increased tensions between the United States and its neighbors on the prices offered, immigration and Trump saying on several occasions that Canada should become the 51st state.

Trump earlier this year, said tensions would only make the tournament more “exciting”.

“Tension is a good thing,” said Trump.

Sports events have formed most of Trump’s trips to the United States since their entry into office this year. In addition to his visit this weekend at the football tournament, he attended the Super Bowl in New Orleans, Daytona 500 in Florida, the UFC fights in Miami and Newark, New Jersey and the NCAA wrestling championships in Philadelphia.

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Cassidy reported to Atlanta. The author of the Associated Press Michelle L. Price contributed Washington’s reports.