FIFA will present World Cup rings to the winners of Sunday's final between Argentina and Spain, attended by Donald Trump. Rings are a tradition in American sport, with NFL Super Bowl victors receiving them. Thirty rings will be made available to world champions, and 1,996 rings will go on sale to fans. Each ring will include a mini World Cup trophy in its design and an engraving in the band.

President Trump has not attended any of the 102 World Cup games so far, missing all of the USA's matches before they were eliminated by Belgium in the last 16. No suggestion the final at Met Life Stadium will be affected by the air‑quality warning in New York.

FIFA president Gianni Infantino said Trump would attend the final, and White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed it. The relationship at the heart of this summer's controversy involved Trump calling Infantino to review the red card of US striker Folarin Balogun. The decision to suspend Balogun's automatic ban was heavily criticised; he was allowed to play in the knockout against Belgium, but the USA lost 4‑1. No other red or yellow cards were suspended during this World Cup, despite appeals from France and England.

France and England appealed for reviews of incidents, but none were suspended.