This was the commented greeting between Borja Iglesias and Donald Trump at the World Cup delivery

The 2026 World Cup final left a multitude of memorable images, but one of the most commented off the field came during the medal ceremony. All eyes were on the moment when Borja Iglesias had to greet the President of the United States, Donald Trump, in the VIP box.

The Spanish national team striker shook the president's hand following the protocol established by FIFA, although he did so without looking at him. As he walked along the row of authorities, Iglesias kept his gaze forward during the brief greeting before continuing his path to collect his world champion medal.

The gesture gained special relevance because the footballer himself had already admitted weeks earlier that this moment generated a personal conflict for him. In an interview on La Revuelta, Borja Iglesias admitted that the possibility of having to greet Trump made him uncomfortable and assured that "what my body asks for differs from what I should do".

Hours later, during the title celebration, Ibai Llanos took the opportunity to ask him about that moment in a tweet. "What did he tell you?", the content creator wanted to know, referring to the brief exchange they both had on the awards stage. Far from fueling the controversy, Borja Iglesias responded with humor: "He wants to go to La Velada", causing laughter among those who read it. The footballer's witty remark also unleashed a wave of reactions on social media, where the video began to be shared massively.

The images quickly went viral on social media, where thousands of users interpreted the gesture as a way of maintaining his convictions without breaking institutional protocol. Thus, the striker once again starred in one of the most commented off-field moments of a final that is now part of the history of Spanish football.

This moment also focused part of today's special debate on Mañaneros 360 on La 1, where Sarah Santaolalla defended that sport and politics are inseparable. "I believe that football is politics, that everything in life is politics and yesterday we saw it. Our footballers not only score goals, they introduce ideas," she stated at the beginning of her intervention.

The collaborator gave several examples of gestures made by Spanish internationals during the tournament. Regarding Borja Iglesias, she assured that by avoiding looking at Donald Trump during the protocol greeting "we see a player who does not want to look a rapist and a pedophile in the face." She also highlighted Nico Williams, recalling his family's migratory history, and Lamine Yamal, of whom she stressed that "he endures racist insults daily" and that "he celebrates by waving a Palestinian flag when a genocide is being committed."

Santaolalla closed her reflection by vindicating the diverse character of the Spanish national team and the meaning of its triumph. "This country is Nico Williams, it is Lamine Yamal, it is Borja Iglesias, it is so many players, so many ideas, so many skin colors and so many sensations. And yesterday Spain won because yesterday a plural, youthful, expert team won; yesterday many players won, but an entire country won," she concluded.