FIFA President Gianni Infantino, Trump and world leaders take center stage at World Cup draw in DC

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FIFA president Gianni Infantino was front and center at the highly anticipated World Cup draw event in Washington, D.C., on Friday afternoon.

Infantino took the stage at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts alongside President Donald Trump, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney. 

The photo op brought the head of the sport’s international governing body together with the leaders of the three host countries for next year’s World Cup.

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U.S. President Donald Trump, poses for a selfie with Gianni Infantino, President of FIFA, on stage during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Official Draw at John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on Dec. 5, 2025, in Washington, DC. (Emilee Chinn - FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images)

Trump, whom Infantino has described as a "close friend," was also awarded the inaugural FIFA Peace Prize around 30 minutes after Friday’s special event kicked off.

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FIFA announced the new prize in November and said it would be awarded annually. The prize was created "to reward individuals who have taken exceptional and extraordinary actions for peace and by doing so have united people across the world," the organization said in a news release.

U.S. President Donald Trump receives the FIFA Peace Prize from Gianni Infantino, President of FIFA, during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Official Draw at John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on Dec. 5, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Emilee