Donald Trump to Skip World Cup Opening Match

U.S. President Donald Trump will not attend the opening match of the World Cup between the United States and Paraguay, according to German news agency dpa. This decision comes after Trump was loudly booed by fans at the third game of the NBA finals in New York. American media outlets, including Politico and The Athletic, report that the president will skip the Saturday game in Los Angeles. The White House and State Department have not yet responded to requests for comment. Previously, a spokesperson for the U.S. State Department stated that Secretary of State Marco Rubio would attend the first World Cup match on American soil. The U.S. is co-hosting the tournament with Mexico and Canada, which is being hailed as the "biggest World Cup in history" with 48 participating teams and a total of 104 matches. The U.S. team will play two of its three group stage matches at the SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, home to the NFL's Los Angeles Rams and Los Angeles Chargers. Besides Paraguay, the U.S. will also face Australia and Turkey in the group stage. The World Cup begins Thursday with a match between co-host Mexico and South Africa at the Azteca Stadium in Mexico City.