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Millions of people around the world will be watching to see who their country will face in a bid to win the biggest trophy in the sport we hear called soccer.
And today, it won't be players lining up to shake hands and collect a medal.
Instead, the winner will likely be President Trump,
who is widely predicted to win the very first FIFA Peace Prize.
The prize was created by the sports most powerful man, Gianni Infantino.
And it's the latest in a series of spectacles,
which skeptics see as an attempt to cozy up to the American president.
I would like to thank President Trump, with whom I have a great friendship, and to assure him that,
together, we will make not only America great again, but also the entire world.
And this all is raising questions about what it means for FIFA as a supposedly politically neutral organization.
From the BBC, I'm Asma Khalid in Washington, DC.
And today on The Global Story,
what happens when the lines between politics, diplomacy and sports are blurred?
Can I have you introduce yourself?
Damn Rowan.
I'm the sports editor for the BBC.
Dan, it is great to have you with us in real life, in person,
here in the studio, in our bureau here in Washington, DC, because you're not normally here,