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.

“The numbers are beyond any numbers,” Trump said in his acceptance speech.

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.

Trump appeared with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Dec. 5 to help pick the final seeds for next year's World Cup tournament

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.

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.