Mark Carney, king of the cup

This post was originally published on Politico.

LOS ANGELES — President Donald Trump has stayed away from the World Cup after making himself the main character of the months leading up to it. Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum prominently gave away her tickets to Mexico’s matches in what was seen as a populist rebuke to FIFA.

But one North American leader is reveling in the fact that his country is hosting the world’s top sporting event, and that its national team is doing well.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney attended two of Canada’s group-stage matches, a visible
and gave a locker-room talk to the team after its

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