President Trump on Friday became the first recipient of the FIFA Peace Prize, a newly created award from global soccer’s governing body.

“This is truly one of the great honors of my life,” Trump said after receiving the award during a ceremony at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.

FIFA announced the creation of the award — which is designed to recognize “individuals who have taken exceptional and extraordinary actions for peace” — in early November. Trump was immediately considered to be a strong candidate to win the prize because of his close relationship with FIFA President Gianni Infantino and his vocal belief that he deserves to win the Nobel Peace Prize.

“We want to see hope, we want to see unity, we want to see a future,” Infantino told Trump during the event on Friday. “This is what we want to see from a leader, and you definitely deserve the first FIFA Peace Prize.”

Before the event, Trump repeatedly argued that he would be deserving of the prize because he has “settled eight wars.” That claim, which he has made repeatedly in recent months, is based on a list of diplomatic agreements that the United States has had a role in brokering during his presidency. There’s debate, however, over how much credit Trump deserves for making those agreements happen or whether it’s accurate to describe the underlying disputes as wars.

During the event, Trump also participated in the drawing to determine which nations will play each other in the opening round of the 2026 World Cup. The United States will share hosting duties alongside Canada and Mexico when the tournament begins next summer.

The U.S. was awarded cohosting duties by FIFA in 2018, during Trump’s first term in office. Since returning to the White House, Trump has given significant attention to the upcoming tournament, including instructing his administration to prioritize visas for travelers coming to the U.S. for the event and threatening to move matches out of certain cities if he deems them unsafe.

Trump has publicly argued that he should be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, a prestigious honor that has been, for more than 120 years, bestowed upon figures who have promoted peace around the world. Four American presidents have been given the award. The most recent was Barack Obama, who received the prize in 2009, less than a year into his presidency.

Venezuelan politician and activist María Corina Machado was named as the winner of this year’s Nobel Peace Prize.

After the announcement in early October, White House communications director Steven Cheung accused the Nobel Committee of putting “politics over peace” in making their decision. The creation of FIFA’s Peace Prize was announced a few weeks later.