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Spanish goalkeeper Borja Iglesias is going into the biggest match of his career \u2014 the World Cup final against Argentina on Sunday afternoon at New York\/New Jersey Stadium.<\/p>\n

Read more France\u2019s Kylian Mbappe all but clinches World Cup Golden Boot in third-place game<\/a><\/p>\n

Should Spain win, Iglesias will be one of the players who will shake President Donald Trump\u2019s hand after the match. <\/p>\n

However, Iglesias is no fan of the president and made it known while he talked to the Spanish media on Saturday.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t want to go to prison,\u201d he said of shaking Trump\u2019s hand, via All Out Soccer. \u201cI hope to greet him at a time when we are all very happy, and that it passes very quickly and I can forget about it.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t think this is the time to create controversy. People know perfectly well what I think. I would love to do many things, but the reality is that even if people think I am all-powerful, I don\u2019t have that much power to tackle certain things.\u201d<\/p>\n

Read more Second death reported in NYC\u2019s Legionnaires\u2019 cluster \u2013 but source of outbreak likely eliminated: officials<\/a><\/p>\n

Iglesias has previously expressed his support for pro-Palestinian protesters and was outspoken against the former Spanish soccer federation boss who departed his post after he kissed a player following the FIFA Women\u2019s World Cup.<\/p>\n

He said that he thought Trump \u201cstruggles\u201d with people who fight \u201cfor progress and for fundamental values.\u201d<\/p>\n

Trump is set to be at the World Cup final. He participated in the trophy presentation at the FIFA Club World Cup. He remained on the stage for the celebration ceremony.<\/p>\n

Read more England beats France in high-flying \u2014 and historic \u2014 World Cup third-place match<\/a><\/p>\n

Spain will play Argentina on Sunday afternoon at 3 p.m. ET. <\/p>\n

The match can be seen on FOX.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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