Before the draw began at the Kennedy Center in Washington on Friday, FIFA chief Gianni Infantino awarded the US president FIFA's inaugural peace prize. Trump called it 'one of the great honors of my life.'

US President Donald Trump will play a key part in one of the highest-profile World Cup draws in FIFA history.

Friday’s World Cup draw in Washington DC will be the latest illustration of the ever-closer relationship between US President Donald Trump and Fifa president Gianni Infantino.