Argentine President Javier Miley decided so Do not travel to the United States To conduct the draw for the 2026 World Cup, which will be held next December 5 in Washington, in the presence of his American counterpart, Donald Trump.
“The president of the nation has decided not to make the scheduled trip to attend the FIFA World Cup draw scheduled to be held on December 5 in Washington,” Argentine Chief of Staff Manuel Adorni said on Thursday via the social network X.
Adorny did not provide any explanation for the presidential decision. Your ad concludes with a telegraphic “end.”
On November 17, Argentine government sources confirmed that Miley would travel to the United States to participate in the lottery.
At the ceremony, which will be held on December 5, the groups for the first stage will be determined For the competition, which will be held between June 11 and July 19, 2026 in the United States, Mexico and Canada, to which the Argentine national team qualified first in the South American qualifiers.
Miley, who last traveled to Washington last October to meet Trump, considers the United States one of his main allies in international politics.