Tudor reacts as Juventus meet Trump at White House | OneFootball

Juventus coach Igor Tudor admitted that it ‘doesn’t happen every day’ to meet the US President at the White House after the Bianconeri visited Donald Trump in the Oval Office on Wednesday.

WASHINGTON, DC – JUNE 18: Francisco Conceicao #7 of Juventus FC celebrates scoring his team’s second goal during the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 group G match between Al Ain FC and Juventus FC at Audi Field on June 18, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)

Juventus made their 2025 Club World Cup debut on Wednesday, but just a few hours before kick-off, they met US President Trump in the Oval Office at the White House.

Tudor briefly spoke about the meeting with the American President during a post-match press conference, as quoted by Gazzetta.

Tudor opens up about Juventus meeting Trump

WASHINGTON, DC – JUNE 18: U.S. President Donald Trump asks players and managers from Juventus FC, an Italian professional soccer team, if they want to play against women during a press availability in the Oval Office at the White House on June 18, 2025 in Washington, DC. The U.S. is hosting the FIFA Club World Cup, an international soccer tournament organized by FIFA featuring club teams from around the world. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

“We were invited to the White House, and that’s not something you do every day. It was a pleasure,” Tudor said.

The Croat addressed the media after a convincing 5-0 win over Al Ain.

Randal Kolo Muani and Francisco Conceiçao scored two goals each, with the remaining one netted by Turkish talent Kenan Yildiz.

Juventus’ Club World Cup opponents

WASHINGTON, DC – JUNE 18: Francisco Conceicao #7 of Juventus FC celebrates scoring his team’s second goal during the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 group G match between Al Ain FC and Juventus FC at Audi Field on June 18, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)

Juventus’ next Club World Cup game is against Wydad AC at the Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, on June 22 at 12:00 LT (18:00 CEST).

The Moroccan side lost 2-0 to Manchester City on Wednesday.

Tudor has recently signed a contract extension with Juventus, which will run until June 2027.