US President Donald Trump has decided to attend the 2026 World Cup final between defending champions Argentina and Spain at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey on Sunday, while his Argentine counterpart will not attend. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Thursday that the president's attendance will conclude what has been the most watched, safest, and most successful World Cup in US history, in her words. She added that the president will also attend a reception hosted by FIFA at Trump Tower in New York on Friday. Leavitt said she does not know whether Trump will support Argentina or Spain in the match, after he criticized the European country at the NATO summit last week for not providing assistance in the war with Iran. Although Trump has not attended any World Cup match so far, his interventions in the tournament have been controversial, including his request to FIFA President Gianni Infantino to review the red card decision against American forward Folarin Balogun during the match against Bosnia, which was responded to by canceling the suspension and allowing the player to participate against Belgium (1-4). In contrast, Argentine President Javier Milei will not travel to the United States to attend the final match, but will watch it on television as he has done since the start of the finals for 'luck-bringing' rituals, as he announced Thursday. In response to a journalist's question about whether he would go to the United States, Milei firmly answered: 'No, absolutely not. I will continue watching the matches from Olivos, the presidential residence, as I have done since the first day.' When the journalist from radio 'El Observador' asked him on Thursday if that was a 'Cabala,' an optimistic ritual or a habit believed to bring luck, which Argentines attach great importance to and seek to repeat, especially in football, Milei answered succinctly: 'Yes.' On the other hand, King Felipe VI of Spain will attend the match, according to the royal palace's announcement on Wednesday, the day after the 2-0 victory over France in the semifinals, and will be accompanied by his wife Letizia and his daughters, Princesses Leonor and Sofia.