President Donald Trump was awarded the new FIFA peace prize on Friday (December 5, 2025) at the 2026 World Cup draw — giving the spectacle to set matchups for the quadrennial soccer tournament even more of a Trumpian flair.

Mr. Trump, who has openly campaigned for the Nobel Peace Prize, had been heavily favoured to win the newly created FIFA prize. He and FIFA president Gianni Infantino are close allies, and Infantino had made clear that he thought Mr. Trump should have won the Nobel for his efforts to broker a ceasefire in Gaza.

The U.S. president was awarded the prize that Infantino said was a “beautiful medal for you that you can wear everywhere you want to go.” Mr. Trump promptly placed the medal around his neck. The certificate that Infantino handed Mr. Trump recognises the U.S. Pre

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