The French hotshot has 10 goals for the 2026 tournament, two goals ahead of Messi in the race for the Golden Boot.
Trump has described the tournament as “perhaps the most successful sporting event in the history of the world.”
The preparations for the event were fraught with fears that the matches would not be able to be played due to skyrocketing prices, geopolitical tensions and extreme heat.
But the biggest, most complex edition of football’s showpiece yet – which has been expanded from 32 teams to 48 teams for the first time – will be remembered for exciting football and a feel-good factor.
According to FIFA figures released ahead of the third-place playoff on Saturday, the tournament had attracted 6,665,825 spectators – more than the 2018 and 2022 World Cups combined.
The average attendance per match was 65,351, with a stadium occupancy rate of 99.7 percent.