Trump caused damage to Fifa\u2019s integrity<\/a> after making a personal call to the organization\u2019s president, Gianni Infantino, to protest U.S. Men\u2019s Soccer team star Folarin Balogun\u2019s red card during the Bosnia-Herzegovina match. After Trump\u2019s call, Fifa announced Sunday that Balogun\u2019s red card was suspended<\/a>, meaning he would be able to play in the knockout game against Belgium.<\/p>\n Tiffany Haddish \u2014 who is filling in for Kimmel for a week of his annual two-month summer break \u2014 kicked off her guest-hosting gig on Jimmy Kimmel Live! Monday and wasted no time in delivering a zinger about the controversy during the show.<\/p>\n \u201cOne of our star players was supposed to be suspended from tonight\u2019s game, but Donald Trump personally called the head of Fifa to get the player reinstated,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n \u201cWhich is surprising, because Trump doesn\u2019t know anything about soccer, and it\u2019s the first time he\u2019s ever defended a Black person!\u201d she joked. <\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s growing, y\u2019all,\u201d she teased. \u201cHe\u2019s growing! He\u2019s growing! I\u2019m so proud of him.\u201d<\/p>\n For his part, Trump told reporters Monday in the Oval Office that he \u201casked for a review by Fifa\u201d but that he had \u201cnothing to do with the decision.\u201d He wrote on Truth Social, \u201cThank you to Fifa for doing what was right and reversing a great injustice.\u201d<\/p>\n Trump\u2019s alleged interference did not account for much, as the U.S. Men\u2019s Soccer team lost to Belgium 4-1 in Monday\u2019s match.<\/p>\n Haddish teased Trump for more than the World Cup controversy during Monday\u2019s show. She called out the president\u2019s recent Great American State Fair, which saw low attendance amid blistering temperatures <\/a>and canceled performances.<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cTrump said the event was going to be, and I quote, \u2018packed to the brim.\u2019 Well, let\u2019s see how that worked out for him,\u201d the comedian said before showing a montage of the nearly-empty National Mall, where the event was held over July 4 weekend.<\/p>\n \u201cImma be honest with y\u2019all, there was more people at my bat mitzvah,\u201d the Girls Trip star joked before adding, \u201cImma be real honest with you, there was more people at my DUI trial.\u201d<\/p>\n Haddish, 46, will fill in for Kimmel all week before actor Anthony Anderson takes the guest host spot starting July 13.<\/p>\n![\"Tiffany](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/MixCollage-07-Jul-2026-08-55-AM-9493.jpg\")
Tiffany Haddish kicked off her week of guest hosting Jimmy Kimmel’s late night show by making fun of Donald Trump’s recent interference in the World Cup (ABC\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n