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Donald Trump awarded first FIFA Peace Prize at 2026 World Cup draw | World News

insidetrack IndiaDecember 5, 2025

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Trump is awarded new peace prize from FIFA. (Photo: X/@FoxNews)

US President Donald Trump is awarded new peace prize from FIFA, as soccer’s governing body continues embrace of Republican US president.

Trump said he has not yet received formal word about being chosen for a new peace prize from FIFA, after reports that world football’s governing body plans to honour him.

BREAKING: President Trump is awarded the inaugural FIFA Peace Prize. pic.twitter.com/8IzSw7H2Fq— Fox News (@FoxNews) December 5, 2025

According to Fox News, Trump told reporters: “I don’t know that I’m getting it. I haven’t officially been notified. I’ve been hearing about a peace prize and I’m here to represent our country in a different sense.”He added: “I don’t need prizes; I need to save lives.”

FIFA has decided to give the US president a new peace prize as part of what Fox News described as the organisation’s continued engagement with him.

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518 1 minute read

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