{"success":true,"data":{"id":"f0f12256-91f6-4f33-b170-8c3cada6a694","title":"Mexico's president to attend World Cup final at Trump's invitation","summary":"Swipe for next article Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said she will attend Sunday's World Cup final after an invitation from her U.S. counterpart, Donald Trump, their first meeting since December after months of verbal sparring.","content":"Swipe for next article\n\nMexican President [Claudia Sheinbaum](https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/claudia-sheinbaum) said she will attend Sunday's World Cup final after an invitation from her U.S. counterpart, [Donald Trump](https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/donald-trump), their first meeting since December after months of verbal sparring.\n\nSheinbaum did not attend the World Cup’s opening match in [Mexico](https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/mexico) City, when her national team beat [South Africa](https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/south-africa) 2-0. Instead, she gave her ticket to a young Indigenous woman.\n\n“I decided to go because it is a direct invitation from the president of the United States,” Sheinbaum told Mexican media. “Canadian Prime Minister (Mark) Carney will also be there, and tomorrow I will record a message with more details.”\n\nThe relationship between Sheinbaum and Trump is mired in tensions in different areas, including security and trade. Their last encounter was at World Cup draw in December.\n\nThe World Cup is being hosted jointly by the three North American nations for the first time. Defending champions [Argentina](https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/argentina) will take on Spain for the title in New Jersey. Spain's King Felipe VI is also expected to attend.\n\n\\\\_\\\\_\\\\_\n\nFollow AP’s coverage of Latin America and the Caribbean at https://apnews.com/hub/latin-america\n\n### Thank you for registering\n\nPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in\n\nstatic.independent.co.uk\n\n# static.independent.co.uk is blocked\n\nThis page has been blocked by an extension\n\n- Try disabling your extensions.\n\nERR\\_BLOCKED\\_BY\\_CLIENT\n\nReload\n\n![iiq_pixel](https://sync.intentiq.com/profiles_engine/ProfilesEngineServlet?at=20&mi=10&secure=1&dpi=1995923215&iiqidtype=2&iiqpcid=863ec8a8-8b38-837c-9f3d-9775993a21b1&iiqpciddate=1784401455632&tsrnd=556_1784401455648&jsver=6.253&testPercentage=95&testGroup=A&uh=%7B%220%22%3A%22%5C%22Google%20Chrome%5C%22%3Bv%3D%5C%22149%5C%22%2C%20%5C%22Chromium%5C%22%3Bv%3D%5C%22149%5C%22%2C%20%5C%22Not)A%3BBrand%5C%22%3Bv%3D%5C%2224%5C%22%22%2C%221%22%3A%22%3F0%22%2C%222%22%3A%22%5C%22Linux%5C%22%22%2C%223%22%3A%22%5C%22x86%5C%22%22%2C%224%22%3A%22%5C%2264%5C%22%22%2C%227%22%3A%22%3F0%22%2C%228%22%3A%22%5C%22Google%20Chrome%5C%22%3Bv%3D%5C%22149.0.7827.155%5C%22%2C%20%5C%22Chromium%5C%22%3Bv%3D%5C%22149.0.7827.155%5C%22%2C%20%5C%22Not)A%3BBrand%5C%22%3Bv%3D%5C%2224.0.0.0%5C%22%22%7D&vrref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.independent.co.uk&gdpr_consent=undefined&gpc=undefined&gdpr=0)","source_name":"The Independent","source_url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/claudia-sheinbaum-mexico-mexico-city-donald-trump-argentina-b3017492.html","url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/claudia-sheinbaum-mexico-mexico-city-donald-trump-argentina-b3017492.html","author":"Via AP news wire","author_name":"Via AP news wire","published_at":"2026-07-18T18:52:10.000Z","publication_date":"2026-07-18T18:52:10.000Z","image_url":null,"category":"world","topic":"world","tags":[],"political_bias":null,"bias_score":null,"confidence_score":null,"credibility_score":null,"factual_quality":null,"reading_time":2,"word_count":233,"view_count":0,"breaking":false,"breaking_news":false,"ai_analysis":null,"fact_check_status":"unverified","archive_status":"hot"}}