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Donald Trump praised Lionel Messi during a FIFA reception at Trump Tower in New York City, where he appeared alongside FIFA president Gianni Infantino ahead of the World Cup final between Argentina and Spain. Reflecting on Argentina’s dramatic 2-1 semifinal victory over England, Trump applauded Messi’s match-winning influence, saying, “I watched that pass that Messi made. It was within, I would say, a quarter of an inch of being perfect. And that was the end of the game. It was brilliant.” He added, “These great players, they seem to do that over and over again. They’re just born with something extra.” Trump also questioned Thomas Tuchel’s tactical approach after England took the lead, saying, “They took the lead, and they took their best player and then put him on defence.” He concluded, “We have got to be a little offensive, right? But I’m not going to call it. What do I know about coaching?”

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00:00We're gathered tonight in New York City as we await the final face-off on Sunday between the
00:04amazing, two amazing teams, Spain and Argentina. I watched that pass that Messi made. I'm not
00:11knowing as much as the people in this room, but I know about sports and I know about a little
00:15bit
00:15about soccer. But I watched Messi and he was well guarded, right? Well guarded. And all of a sudden
00:22he's standing on the right. Do you understand what I'm talking about? I don't know if anybody,
00:25I didn't, I just noticed it. Nobody talked about it. I just noticed it. I said, he's so well guarded
00:31by a great player. And then he moved to the right and the other player was just standing there.
00:38And he had plenty of time. He kicked it. It was within, I would say, a quarter of an inch
00:43of being
00:43perfect. And that was the end of the game. It was brilliant. And these great players,
00:50they seem to do that over and over again. They're just born with something extra special.
00:57I know that Ronaldo is one of them. I got to know him over the years and he's a great
01:01guy.
01:03You have a great player in England who I played golf with. You know that, right? And he is Harry,
01:09who's been fantastic. I think they perhaps made a mistake when they made him a defensive player.
01:14What do I know about soccer? They took the league and they took their best player and they put him
01:19on defense. Then somehow, you know, we got to be a little offensive, right?
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