FIFA responds with 'strong' statement on stripping Donald Trump of Peace Award after threats

FIFA just handed Donald Trump its 2025 Peace Prize, and the internet basically answered with one big, confused “wait, what?” The award landed ahead of the 2026 World Cup draw on December 5, complete with a golden trophy, medal, and certificate presented by FIFA president Gianni Infantino.

Trump, for his part, seemed thrilled, especially after he was reportedly annoyed he did not get the Nobel Peace Prize a couple months earlier. His pitch for peace has been that he “stopped multiple wars” and “saved millions of lives” since returning to the White House, plus a covert operation tied to Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro. Meanwhile, he has also threatened military action against Iran, Mexico, Colombia, and even raised fears around NATO ally Greenland.

Now FIFA is trying to hold the line, and the Greenland backlash could be the loudest part of this whole mess.

Trump’s grin with that FIFA golden trophy did not last long before critics started dragging the award for “peace” into the spotlight.

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FIFA has responded to its critics as questions have been raised over Donald Trump’s suitability to receive the organization's peace award.

In a move that stunned many of Donald Trump’s critics, the FIFA soccer organization awarded the president their 2025 peace prize ahead of the draw for the 2026 FIFA World Cup on December 5.

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Trump seemed extremely pleased to be given a golden trophy, medal, and certificate by FIFA president Gianni Infantino, especially as he was notably annoyed that he did not win the Nobel peace prize only a couple months prior after insisting he was deserving of it. His main reasoning for being a contender for the prestigious Nobel prize included him claiming that he has stopped multiple wars and saved millions of lives since returning to the White House.

In addition to a successful capture of Venezuela's President, Nicolas Maduro, after a covert operation, Trump has threatened military action against Iran, Mexico, Colombia and NATO ally Greenland.

That’s when FIFA doubled down, pointing to María Corina Machado, the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize recipient, who reportedly gave her medal to President Trump.

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Despite this, in a new statement, FIFA doubled down on its support of Donald Trump and his suitability for the award.

A spokesperson told the Guardian: “FIFA strongly supports its annual peace prize, an award to recognize exceptional actions for peace and unity. FIFA notes the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize recipient [the Venezuelan opposition leader, María Corina Machado] has given her medal to President Trump.

It also echoes the tragedy of Eric Dane, whose ALS diagnosis came less than a year before his death.

Then the statement veered into logistics and politics, citing FIFA’s “strong relations” with Trump plus leaders from Canada and Mexico, and even the White House Task Force for the World Cup.

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“FIFA has strong relations with President Trump, along with leaders from fellow co-hosts Canada and Mexico. This has resulted in good working relationships leading to, for example, in the US, the formation of the White House Task Force for the FIFA World Cup.”

The Greenland situation has also sparked fears that the US may lose some of its longest standing allies.

And just as the Greenland situation threatens long-standing alliances, Trump’s repeated talk about annexing the island for security reasons keeps the controversy burning.

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Trump has repeatedly argued his country needs to annex the nation for security reasons, arguing that Russia and China had taken over the area, despite it currently being under control of the Danish government. He's also threatened more tariffs on countries that do not agree with his desire to acquire Greenland.

In a joint statement by the UK, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden, the European governments remarked they insisted this move would undermine relations.

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The statement read: “We stand in full solidarity with the Kingdom of Denmark and the people of Greenland. Building on the process begun last week, we stand ready to engage in a dialogue based on the principles of sovereignty and territorial integrity that we stand firmly behind.”

FIFA can keep calling it peace, but Greenland is making it look like a threat with a medal.

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