Trump s latest statement said that if Russia ends the war, it will reward it for participating in the 2026 World Cup

On May 6 local time, at the first meeting of the 2026 World Cup task force held by the White House, a reporter asked Trump about how he viewed Russia's ban on participating in the next FIFA World Cup.

After hearing reporters' inquiries, Trump first expressed his doubts and said that he did not know that Russia had been banned from the World Cup, and then said that whether Russia can participate in the 2026 World Football Cup may become the "inducement" to end the Ukrainian war. According to data, the Russian football team has not participated in any official matches since losing to Croatia in the last World Cup peripheral match in November 2021, and has only won 11 of them boringly in the subsequent 16 informal friendly matches.

From a technical point of view, the Russian football team does have the ability to reach the World Cup. Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, the best result of the Russian football team was that they reached the quarterfinals in 2018. Although they were not strong teams, they could at least appear on the court.

However, from the process point of view, this not only requires the end of the Russian-Ukrainian war, but also considering that the European perimeter of the 2026 World Cup will kick off in March this year, unless the war ends immediately, the Russian team will still not be able to participate in the 2026 World Cup.

Russia is currently banned from the World Cup, including the Olympics. The Russian team has been unable to participate in international competitions in the name of the country for several consecutive years. Palestine, which is suffering from Israeli invasion, is also suffering from Palestine.

Trump hopes that the Russian team can participate in the 2026 World Cup, not only because the United States is one of the hosts, but also indirectly shows that in order to end the Russian-Ukrainian war, Trump really wants to use the moves he can use.

Trump's vision of peace in Russia and Ukraine is good, but no matter from any perspective, the Russian team cannot appear on the World Cup. Next time Trump draws a cake, it would be better to find someone with a little more reliable one.