Trump FIFA peace prize: Trump awarded inaugural FIFA peace prize at World Cup 2026 draw in Washington – The Economic Times Video
President Donald Trump was awarded the new FIFA peace prize in the 2026 World Cup draw on Friday; This provides a spectacle that will make the matchups for the quadrennial football tournament even more Trumpian. Trump, who openly campaigned for the Nobel Peace Prize, had great support for winning the newly created FIFA prize. He and FIFA president Gianni Infantino are close allies, and Infantino has made clear that he thinks Trump should win the Nobel for his efforts to broker a ceasefire in Gaza. The award, which Infantino said was “a beautiful medal that you can wear wherever you want to go”, was given to the US president. Trump immediately wore the medal around his neck. Infantino’s certificate to Trump recognizes the US president’s actions to “promote peace and unity around the world.”
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