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)
Hakimi is the first Moroccan since 1998 and the first defender since 1973 to win Africa’s most prestigious award.
Donald Trump thanks Ronaldo as football superstar makes surprise appearance alongside Saudi Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
A number of other underdog nations have just qualified for the FIFA World Cup finals.
Al Jazeera’s breakdown of the qualified teams, playoffs and shock omissions from the FIFA World Cup in North America.
Denmark needed just a draw for automatic qualification. Now they must fight for a spot through playoffs.
Spain finish unbeaten at the top of Group E despite being given genuine scare by Turkiye, who will compete in playoffs.
“Nigeria had a group that on paper should have seen them top.”
Group E leaders Spain aim to qualify for direct entry into next year’s World Cup with a final takedown of Turkiye.
DR Congo reach inter-confederation playoffs for 2026 World Cup after beating Nigeria on penalties after a 1-1 draw.
![Cristiano Ronaldo attends a dinner hosted by US President Donald Trump for Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman, at the White House in Washington, DC, the United States [Tom Brenner/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/2025-11-19T005724Z_780513235_RC2CZHA89RCF_RTRMADP_3_USA-SAUDI-1763556536.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
![Curacao fans celebrated wildly as their team qualified for the FIFA World Cup 2026 with a 0-0 draw with Jamaica at the National Stadium in Kingston, Jamaica [Ricardo Makyn/AFP]](/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/AFP__20251119__84FV3ZW__v1__MidRes__Football2026WorldCupQualifiersConcacafZone3rdRou-1763544462.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
