Trump wins FIFA’s new peace prize
The US leader, who has campaigned for the Nobel Peace Prize, gets FIFA’s award at the 2026 World Cup draw in Washington.

The US leader, who has campaigned for the Nobel Peace Prize, gets FIFA’s award at the 2026 World Cup draw in Washington.







![US President Donald Trump puts his medal back as he receives the FIFA Peace Prize from FIFA President Gianni Infantino during the draw for the 2026 FIFA Football World Cup taking place in the US, Canada and Mexico, at the Kennedy Center, in Washington, DC, on December 5, 2025. [Brendan Smialowski/AFP] (AFP)](/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/AFP__20251205__879G2WJ__v1__HighRes__FblWc2026Draw_cropped-1764965222.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)


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