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Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said she volition be Sunday's World Cup final aft an invitation from President Trump, their archetypal gathering since December, pursuing months of verbal sparring.
Sheinbaum did not be the World Cup's opening match successful Mexico City, erstwhile her nationalist squad bushed South Africa 2-0. Instead, she gave her summons to a young Indigenous woman.
Now, tickets for Sunday's last were listed astatine astir $10,000 connected FIFA's tract for the cheapest seats by Saturday afternoon.
"I decided to spell due to the fact that it is simply a nonstop invitation from the president of the United States," Sheinbaum told Mexican media. "Canadian Prime Minister (Mark) Carney volition besides beryllium there, and time I volition grounds a connection with much details."
The narration betwixt Sheinbaum and Mr. Trump is mired successful tensions successful antithetic areas, including information and trade. Their past brushwood was astatine the World Cup gully successful December.
The leaders person openly exchanged barbs portion besides publically pledging cooperation. In May, the State Department said it was initiating a reappraisal of 53 Mexican consulates successful the United States pursuing the deaths of 2 CIA officers during an cognition successful Northern Mexico.
Mr. Trump said weeks aboriginal successful June that the United States would not widen the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, oregon USMCA, a cardinal commercialized pact, until 2042.
Officials from the U.S. and Mexico are scheduled to conscionable 2 days aft the World Cup last for different circular of bilateral negotiations astir commercialized issues.
The World Cup is being hosted jointly by the 3 North American nations for the archetypal time. Defending champions Argentina volition instrumentality connected Spain for the rubric successful New Jersey. Spain's King Felipe VI is besides expected to attend.
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