WASHINGTON, D.C. — FIFA president Gianni Infantino awarded his inaugural FIFA Peace Prize to “close friend” Donald Trump at Friday’s 2026 World Cup draw in Washington, D.C.

During the 2026 World Cup draw on Friday, FIFA awarded President Donald Trump its first-ever “FIFA Peace Prize” — a gold medal and large trophy that are absolutely, totally not a consolation prize after he lost out on the Nobel Peace Prize earlier this year.

Trump, who had openly campaigned for the Nobel Peace Prize, had been heavily expected to receive the newly created FIFA prize. FIFA president Gianni Infantino, a close ally of Trump, has said he thought Trump should have won the Nobel for his efforts to broker a ceasefire in Gaza.

President Donald Trump helped announce the 2026 World Cup Draw with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Dec. 5.

Trump, who had sought the Nobel Peace Prize but was left empty handed by the Nobel Committee, was recognized Friday by FIFA, the governing body of international soccer, during the draw for the 2026 World Cup at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.

President Donald Trump was awarded the new FIFA peace prize on Friday at the 2026 World Cup draw — giving the so

Seth Meyers recently mocked Donald Trump after the latter received the FIFA Peace Prize on December 5, 2025, at the 2026 World Cup draw at the Kennedy Center, Washington, D.C. Notably, Trump, who has voiced his desire to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize,

The World Cup draw is always a spectacle. The 2026 iteration of the event has proved no exception, with the expanded 48-country field learning their fate. The prospect of watching the game’s finest stars light up fields in the U.

The self-styled “President of Peace” touts ending conflicts around the world. Renewed fighting in Cambodia is just the latest example of how many actually remain unresolved.