{"id":358606,"date":"2025-11-06T00:28:11","date_gmt":"2025-11-06T00:28:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/358606\/"},"modified":"2025-11-06T00:28:11","modified_gmt":"2025-11-06T00:28:11","slug":"gianni-infantino-to-award-fifas-inaugural-peace-prize-at-washingtons-world-cup-2026-draw","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/358606\/","title":{"rendered":"Gianni Infantino to award FIFA\u2019s inaugural peace prize at Washington\u2019s World Cup 2026 draw"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"FIFA<\/p>\n

Harold Cunningham – FIFA via Getty Images<\/p>\n

Gianni Infantino will present the inaugural \u2018FIFA Peace Prize\u2019 at the draw for the 2026 World Cup, football\u2019s world governing body has announced.<\/p>\n

The award is designed to acknowledge \u201cindividuals who have helped to unite people all over the world in peace\u201d with the winner to be crowned at the draw in Washington D.C. on December 5.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn an increasingly unsettled and divided world, it\u2019s fundamental to recognise the outstanding contribution of those who work hard to end conflicts and bring people together in a spirit of peace,\u201d Infantino was quoted as saying as part of a FIFA statement<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cFootball stands for peace, and on behalf of the entire global football community, the FIFA Peace Prize \u2014 Football Unites the World will recognise the enormous efforts of those individuals who unite people, bringing hope for future generations.\u201d<\/p>\n

In its statement, FIFA said the award would recognise individuals \u201cwho have taken exceptional and extraordinary actions for peace and by doing so have united people across the world\u2026and consequently deserve a special and unique recognition\u201d.<\/p>\n

A FIFA spokesperson, when asked by The Athletic how the prize would be awarded and who would decide, declined to say.<\/p>\n

The announcement of the award comes as Infantino prepares for an unrelated meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump at the America Business Forum in Miami, Florida on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Trump is preparing to mark the anniversary of his reelection with a speech to the forum of business leaders and global athletes about what he sees as his economic achievements, while Infantino is also scheduled to give an address on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Infantino has increasingly positioned himself as a champion of peace, using a speech in September to call for \u201cpeace in the world\u201d<\/a> and saying the scenes in Gaza, Ukraine and Sudan reduced him to tears.<\/p>\n

Last month, the Swiss administrator urged everyone involved in football to give the Gaza peace process a chance<\/a> to succeed, having unexpectedly been present at the ceasefire summit in Egypt.<\/p>\n

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