Trump receives FIFA Peace Prize at World Cup draw

President Donald Trump received the first-ever FIFA Peace Prize at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., on Friday during the World Cup final draw.

FIFA President Gianni Infantino presented Trump with the award, which included a trophy of golden hands holding a soccer ball. He was also rewarded with a medal which he put on almost immediately.

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“This is truly one of the greatest honors of my life,” Trump said. “Beyond the awards, Gianni and I were talking about it, we saved millions and millions of lives… The fact that we were able to do this, so many wars that we were able to end, in some cases, a little bit before they started, we ended them.”

U.S. President Donald Trump receives the FIFA Peace Prize from FIFA President Gianni Infantino during the official draw for the 2026 FIFA World Cup at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts December 5, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Émilee Chinn/FIFA via Getty Images)

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Trump created the World Cup task force earlier this year, as the United States will host 11 of the 16 host cities for next year’s event.

The president also threatened to move games out of cities if they were unsafe, sparking a war of words with Boston’s mayor earlier this year.

Gianni Infantino, President of FIFA, presents the FIFA Peace Prize to U.S. President Donald Trump during the official draw for the 2026 FIFA World Cup at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on December 5, 2025 in Washington, DC (Scott Taetsch/FIFA via Getty Images)

The championship game will take place July 19 at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey.

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