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The 2026 World Cup final is set for Sunday, and politics are front and center as U.S. President Donald Trump, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, and Mexican President Claudia Scheinbaum all attend — though their roles vary. Trump, already deeply involved in the tournament, will hand over the trophy, while Carney, who’s already seen Canada’s big wins, joins in person. Scheinbaum, skipping Mexico’s games due to sky-high ticket prices, will watch from fan parties but accepted Trump’s final invite. No national anthems will be sung — even as Jennifer Hudson performs the U.S. anthem — amid ongoing tensions in U.S.-Canada-Mexico trade relations and a smoky haze over New York, with Trump blaming Canada and lawmakers mulling sanctions. The smoke, which forced a Chicago game’s postponement, may clear by Sunday — but the mix of sport, diplomacy, and pollution makes this final anything but ordinary.

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