FIFA Awards President Trump Peace Prize in Unprecedented Move
WASHINGTON – In a departure from its traditional focus on sport, FIFA President Gianni Infantino presented U.S. President Donald Trump with a specially created “peace prize” on December 5, 2025, recognizing his efforts to “promote peace and unity around the world.” the presentation occurred during events surrounding the 2026 FIFA World Cup draw.
Infantino described the award as a “beautiful medal” for President Trump to “wear everywhere you want to go.” Trump immediately placed the medal around his neck and was also presented with a gold trophy depicting hands holding up the world, inscribed with his name. “This is your prize, this is your peace prize,” Infantino stated.
President Trump expressed gratitude, acknowledging his family, including Frist Lady Melania Trump, and praised the collaborative efforts with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, calling the coordination “outstanding.” He called the award ”truly one of the great honours of my life.”
FIFA described the prize as recognizing “individuals who have taken exceptional and unusual actions for peace and by doing so have united people across the world.” The award followed a day after President Trump, along with the leaders of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda, signed a deal at the newly renamed Donald J. Trump Institute of Peace in Washington aimed at resolving the conflict in eastern Congo.
The presentation occurred during a week of notable diplomatic activity for the Trump governance, including efforts to mediate the war in Ukraine, while simultaneously facing scrutiny over military actions in the Caribbean and immigration policies.
Notably,Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado,recently awarded the Nobel Peace Prize,dedicated a portion of her recognition to President Trump for “his decisive support of our cause.”