On July 19, 2026, following Spain’s 1-0 victory over Argentina in the men’s FIFA World Cup final, U.S. President Donald Trump presented the trophy to the victorious team. He remained on stage for a period before being escorted away by FIFA President Gianni Infantino.
Subsequently, a claim emerged on social media suggesting that both FIFA and the Spanish national men’s soccer team had posted celebratory photos of Spain’s World Cup win, but with Trump cropped out. An Instagram user asserted that FIFA cropped Trump from their official photo because he wouldn’t move, and that Spain’s team also excluded him from their posts.
Upon investigation, it was confirmed that both FIFA and Spain’s team did share images of the trophy celebration that did not include Trump. However, the photograph posted by FIFA, while not featuring Trump prominently, did show the edge of his suit on the right side, indicating it was intentionally cropped.
Regarding Spain’s post, the photograph they shared depicted a moment after Trump had stepped aside from the main group. There was no evidence to suggest that Trump was digitally edited out of this specific image. It is possible that the photo chosen by Spain’s social media team naturally excluded Trump, or that they selected an image where he was already out of frame. The Spanish Football Association, which holds the rights to the image, was contacted for clarification on whether the posted photograph was the original or a cropped version.
In summary, FIFA did crop Trump from a close-range photograph, as evidenced by the visible edge of his suit. Spain’s team, on the other hand, posted a photo where Trump had already moved away from the immediate celebration. Claims that Spain digitally altered their photo to remove Trump were found to be misleading, as he was no longer in the frame at the time that particular picture was taken. Furthermore, Spain did crop Trump out of a video capturing their trophy lift.
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