Earlier in the day, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Trump held their first ever full-fledged summit in the Finnish capital Helsinki.

"That's right, thank you very much. We do host it [the 2026 FIFA World Cup]. We hope we do as good a job. That's very nice. That will go to my son Barron," Trump said after receiving the official match ball of the 2018 FIFA World Cup from Putin at their joint press conference.

On Sunday, Trump praised a "truly great" FIFA World Cup in Russia via his official Twitter account calling it "one of the best ever."

The 2026 FIFA World Cup will be jointly hosted by the United States, Canada and Mexico and is set to become the first FIFA World Cup in history to be held in three countries at the same time.

Russia's first-ever FIFA World Cup kicked off on June 14 and came to a close at Moscow's Luzhniki Stadium on Sunday with France beating first-time finalists Croatia 4-2 and lifting their second World Cup trophy.