US EditionDoes the World Cup Have a Trump Problem in the Bay Area?
FIFA will award its inaugural Peace Prize during the 2026 World Cup draw amid criticism from rights groups urging action on U.S. human rights concerns.
- Dec. 4, 2025: FIFA will present its first-ever Peace Prize at the 2026 World Cup group-draw in Washington, D.C., scheduled for December 5 at the Kennedy Center.
- At the America Business Forum in Miami, FIFA president Gianni Infantino announced the FIFA Peace Prize on Nov. 5, saying `we need to find more occasions to bring people together` and honor peace leaders.
- Observers point to Infantino's effusive remarks and visible closeness to Donald Trump as a key driver of recipient speculation, with Infantino saying `He was elected based on a program, based on what he said, and he's just implementing what he said he would do.`
- Rights groups and labor unions have publicly demanded FIFA match its rhetoric with concrete rights protections before awarding the prize, including Human Rights Watch, AFL-CIO, Amnesty International and NAACP; Miguel Maduro criticized Infantino for breaching neutrality rules.
- Financially, the Bay Area Host Committee faces a $45 million–$50 million tab for six matches at Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, while Donald Trump has suggested moving games if he fears trouble after a Nov. 17 press conference.
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What is the FIFA Peace Prize and why is Donald Trump likely to win it? - The Mirror
The 2026 World Cup draw will take place later today which will include crowing an inaugural FIFA Peace Prize winner with it expected to be awarded to American President Donald Trump
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Times-HeraldDoes the World Cup have a Trump problem in the Bay Area?
When President Donald Trump and FIFA President Gianni Infantino announced in August that the World Cup draw — which will determine team groups for the 2026 games, some of which will be played in the Bay Area — would take place Dec. 5 at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., a video circulated globally showing a grinning Trump wearing a red hat that read, “Trump Was Right About Everything.” “It’s for winners only, and since you’re a winner, you…
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