FIFA Awards First Peace Prize to Trump at World Cup Draw

Overview

• Gianni Infantino presented the new award to the U.S. president at the 2026 World Cup group-draw ceremony at Washington’s Kennedy Center, with a trophy, medal and certificate.
• FIFA said the annual prize recognizes individuals whose exceptional actions promote peace and unite people around the world.
• A FIFA video at the event endorsed Trump’s claim that he ended multiple conflicts, including a supposed guarantee of peace between Israel and Hamas, even as a fragile ceasefire remains disputed.
• Trump called it one of the greatest honors of his life and said he “saved millions of lives,” citing Congo as well as India and Pakistan among places where he claimed to have prevented or ended wars.
• FIFA has not disclosed how or by whom the winner was chosen, and the selection drew swift online criticism, coming weeks after Trump was passed over for the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize.