Trump openly sought the Nobel Peace Prize and pursued it for years.
Observers heavily backed him to win the new FIFA peace award.
US President Donald Trump received the inaugural FIFA peace prize at the 2026 World Cup draw on Friday.
The event gained a stronger Trump influence as officials set the tournament matchups.
Analysts again predicted his victory because supporters viewed him as the leading contender.
Leadership Alliances Shape Events
Trump maintained a close partnership with FIFA president Gianni Infantino.
Infantino openly asserted that Trump deserved the Nobel for attempting to secure a ceasefire in Gaza.
Infantino presented the award and declared, “This is your prize, this is your peace prize.”
He routinely praised football as a global unifier but introduced a prize that moved beyond pure sport.
Trump told reporters at the Kennedy Centre that he felt unsure about receiving the award.
He added, “I don’t need prizes. I just want to save lives.”
International Climate Intensifies
FIFA stated that the prize honours people who take extraordinary action for peace and unite global communities.
The award arrived as critics examined the administration’s lethal strikes on alleged drug boats in the Caribbean.
Trump simultaneously intensified his immigration rhetoric during the same week.
This year’s Nobel Peace Prize ultimately went to Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado.
Machado dedicated part of her Nobel recognition to Trump for what she called his decisive support for her movement.
