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FIFA president Gianni Infantino was front and center at the highly anticipated World Cup draw event in Washington, D.C., on Friday afternoon.

Infantino took the stage at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts alongside President Donald Trump, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney.

The photo op brought the head of the sport’s international governing body together with the leaders of the three host countries for next year’s World Cup.

Trump, whom Infantino has described as a “close friend,” was also awarded the inaugural FIFA Peace Prize around 30 minutes after Friday’s special event kicked off.

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