Overview
- Gianni Infantino presented President Donald Trump with FIFA’s newly created Peace Prize, unveiled in the run-up to the 2026 World Cup.
- The honor included a large gold-toned globe trophy, a certificate and a medallion, with no published criteria for selection.
- Trump accepted the prize and claimed he had settled eight wars and saved millions of lives during brief remarks at the event.
- Commentators across multiple outlets derided the prize as invented to flatter Trump and questioned its credibility and purpose.
- Some reports say FIFA’s Council was not consulted on the award, and analysts link the move to FIFA’s commercial and logistical interests ahead of the 2026 tournament in the United States.