Trump, FIFA and World Cup
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Football’s governing body to hand out first such award at glitzy World Cup draw event featuring Village People
FIFA’s new ‘Peace Prize’ raises questions about politics in the world’s biggest sport.
The World Cup draw always proves a spectacle. The 2026 iteration of the event will be no exception, with the expanded 48-country field set to produce more than a few shocks. The prospect of watching the game’s finest stars light up fields in the U.
President Donald Trump will be taking center stage at the World Cup draw as he rolls out the welcome mat for teams and fans from around the globe.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney isn’t planning to discuss trade with US President Donald Trump when they meet for the FIFA 2026 World Cup event on Friday, even though talks have been stalled for more than a month.