President Donald Trump received the inaugural FIFA Peace Prize on Friday, marking the first time the global soccer organization has issued the award. The Trump War Room account announced the news on X with a video showing the trophy and wrote that Trump had been honored “for ending nearly nine wars and for his endless pursuit of peace around the globe.”
The video featured Trump with multiple world leaders following a year of foreign policy accomplishments.
Fox News reported the award was presented at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., during the World Cup final draw.
FIFA President Gianni Infantino personally presented Trump with the trophy, which displayed golden hands holding a soccer ball. Trump was also given a medal, which he placed around his neck immediately after accepting it.
A certificate stated the FIFA Peace Prize is presented annually to an individual who advances peace and unity through leadership and action. Trump noted during the presentation, “This is truly one of the great honors of my life.”
He added that he and Infantino discussed efforts they believed saved “millions and millions of lives.”
Trump also highlighted the wars he said were ended during his presidency and the conflicts he said were prevented.
In March, Trump signed an executive order creating the task force for the World Cup tournament shared by the U.S., Canada, and Mexico.
Ukraine agreed to the U.S. peace proposal with only “minor details” remaining to be resolved, a U.S. official told CBS News in November. Rustem Umerov, a senior Ukrainian national security official, appeared to confirm the development, writing on X that Kyiv had reached an understanding on the “core terms” of the American plan during recent discussions in Geneva.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is expected to travel to the White House later to finalize the agreement.
Separately, the United States and Russia held undisclosed talks in Abu Dhabi on last month, according to reports from Reuters and the Financial Times, as the Trump administration works to sustain momentum behind its evolving peace initiative. Those
