Soccer players and fans were baffled after President Donald Trump crashed English club Chelsea's trophy lift at the FIFA Club World Cup final on Sunday. The president joined the London side on the field as they celebrated a 3-0 victory over France's Paris Saint-Germain at New Jersey's MetLife Stadium.

The United States’ trial run for the 2026 World Cup concluded in rather bizarre circumstances, with Chelsea’s 3–0 victory over Paris Saint-Germain in the Club World Cup final seemingly playing second fiddle to the surrounding histrionics.

Donald Trump arrived at the MetLife Stadium as the man upon whom the world’s gaze alights every day – although for 90 minutes at least the president of the United States had to watch while another took centre stage.