FIFA, Donald Trump and the World Cup

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FIFA awards Trump inaugural peace prize at 2026 World Cup draw
Former US President Donald Trump was presented with the newly established FIFA Peace Prize on Friday during the official draw for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, marking a rare and controversial move by football’s global governing body into the realm of international politics.

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FIFA's World Cup draw in Washington features some Trumpian flair
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Trump to attend FIFA World Cup draw amid rising political tensions
World Cup Match Schedule to Come Into Focus as Draw Begins at Kennedy Center
The 2026 World Cup draw will begin Friday with a wintry feel as snow fell outside the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts 189 days ahead of an expanded 48-nation tournament.

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Donald Trump Awarded with First-Ever FIFA Peace Prize at 2026 World Cup Draw
Donald Trump awarded inaugural FIFA Peace Prize by Gianni Infantino
Trump lauds Infantino for 'record breaking' World Cup
Spotting Infantino in the audience during a ceremony in Washington marking the signing of a peace treaty between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo, Trump congratulated him for what he descri...

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FIFA World Cup 2026 draw: Groups, teams, format, Trump, peace prize
FIFA gives President Donald Trump a peace prize in a departure from its traditional focus on sport

The World Cup has always been about politics

The tournament played a role in early 20th century nation building, Jonathan Wilson says in a new book, and it is still political today.

RCP Podcast: World Cup Gets Political, Trump Institute for Peace, SCOTUS Greenlights Gerrymandering

Friday on the RealClearPolitics podcast, Tom Bevan, Carl Cannon, and Andrew Walworth discussed the politics surrounding the U.S. hosting next year's FIFA World Cup, the newly renamed Donald J. Trump Institute of Peace,
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How Tariffs, Conflict and Power Shifts Redrew World Politics in 2025

The shift has contributed to more tribal politics, identity-based divisions, and radicalized narratives — often undermining issue-based politics and eroding norms of civil discourse. This trend has serious consequences for democratic institutions,

Politics Insider: North American leaders meet at World Cup draw

Public Opinion: Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew, New Brunswick Premier Susan Holt and Saskatchewan’s Scott Moe top the year-end Angus Reid measure of popularity among premiers. Ontario’s Doug Ford and Quebec’s Francois Legault are at the bottom of the list.
World Politics Review

The ‘World at War’ Is Becoming Increasingly Lawless

Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to share on Email (Opens in new window) For the past few years, we have been living in a world at war.
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Lipreader exposes Melania Trump's unimpressed assessment of World Cup draw to husband Donald

EXCLUSIVE: Melania Trump attended the 2026 FIFA World Cup draw with her husband, President Donald Trump, on Friday, December 5, in Washington, D.C., but she was a bit confused
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For the first time, the world's food crises authority announces a famine in Gaza

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — The world's leading authority on food crises said Friday the Gaza Strip's largest city is gripped by famine, and that it's likely to spread across the territory without a ceasefire and an end to restrictions on humanitarian aid.
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DC's abandoned foreign embassies have stories to tell about the state of world politics

In DC's embassy district, years' worth of wild overgrowth outside an empty building was finally pruned away in September as the flag of Syria was raised.
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