Inglewood, June 13 -- US President Donald Trump extended his wishes to the national football side ahead of their FIFA World Cup campaign opener against Paraguay on Friday.

The official X handle of the US football team posted a video of the manager, Mauricio Pochettino, receiving a phone call from Trump. The post was captioned, "Last night, we received a message of support from POTUS ahead of our World Cup journey."

Trump said to the coach on the phone, "I just called to say you are a fantastic guy, a fantastic coach. I know all about your record and your success. I think you have got a really good chance of going all the way. I just want to wish you a lot of luck."

In return, Pochettino thanked Trump and vowed to make the US proud with...