President gets new peace prize before draw for the World Cup

PRESIDENT Donald Trump was awarded the new FIFA peace prize at the 2026 World Cup draw - giving the spectacle to set match-ups for the quadrennial soccer tournament even more of a Trumpian flair.

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Trump, who has openly campaigned for the Nobel Peace Price, had been heavily favoured to win the newly created FIFA prize at the draw in Washington DC last night.

He and FIFA president Gianni Infantino are close allies, and Infantino had made clear that he thought Trump should have won the Nobel for his efforts to broker a ceasefire in Gaza.

The US president was awarded the prize that Infantino said was a “beautiful medal for you that you can wear everywhere you want to go.” Trump promptly placed the medal around his neck. The certificate that Infantino handed Trump recognizes the US president for his actions to “promote peace and unity around the world”