President Donald Trump has been angling for a peace prize and FIFA delivered during Friday’s 2026 World Cup draw in Washington.
The soccer governing body announced during the event that Trump was being awarded the inaugural FIFA Peace Prize.
“This is truly one of the great honors of my life,” Trump said.
Trump was recently passed over for the Nobel Peace Prize, the most prestigious award of its kind.
FIFA announced the formation of its peace prize last month “to reward individuals who have taken exceptional and extraordinary actions for peace and by doing so have united people across the world.”
FIFA president Gianni Infantino presented Trump with a gold trophy, a gold medal and a certificate.
“This is your prize, this is your peace prize,” Infantino told Trump.
FIFA played a video that touched on some of Trump’s accomplishments toward peace.
“He supported efforts to broker ceasefires and promote diplomatic engagement, actions that helped create conditions in which peace could take root,” FIFA said in the video.
“Under President Trump’s leadership, the historic Abraham Accords were signed, bringing the first real progress in the Middle East in decades. His leadership has ensured that peace exists between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda; Cambodia and Thailand; Kosovo and Serbia; India and Pakistan; Egypt and Ethiopia; and Armenia and Azerbaijan.
“President Donald J. Trump’s actions have also ensured that peace exists between Israel and Hamas, by brokering the Gaza Peace Plan, and he is making a continued effort to bring a lasting peace between Russia and Ukraine. This has been a presidency marked by actions to pursue peace around the world.”
Trump said he has ended wars that have “saved millions and millions of lives” during his second term as president.
“The world is a safer place now,” Trump said. “The United States, one year ago, was not doing too well, and now I have to say we’re the hottest country anywhere in the world that we’re going to keep it that way.”
The 48-team World Cup begins in June and will be played in the United States, Canada and Mexico. The championship match is set for July 19 in East Rutherford, N.J.
–Field Level Media
