LILLE, France (AP) — Lille gave Marseille its first Ligue 1 loss in six weeks after Ethan Mbappé's goal for a 1-0 win on Friday.
Fourth-placed Lille tied third-placed Marseille on points in the table.
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Lille's Olivier Giroud, centre, shoots the ball during the French League One soccer match between Lille and Marseille in Villeneuve-d'Ascq, outside Lille, France, Friday, Dec. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Jean-Francois Badias)
Lille's Olivier Giroud, bottom, lies on the pitch as Marseille's Nayef Aguerd reacts during the French League One soccer match between Lille and Marseille in Villeneuve-d'Ascq, outside Lille, France, Friday, Dec. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Jean-Francois Badias)
Lille's goalkeeper Berke Ozer celebrates with teammates after the French League One soccer match between Lille and Marseille in Villeneuve-d'Ascq, outside Lille, France, Friday, Dec. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Jean-Francois Badias)
Lille's Ethan Mbappe controls the ball during the French League One soccer match between Lille and Marseille in Villeneuve-d'Ascq, outside Lille, France, Friday, Dec. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Jean-Francois Badias)
Lille's Thomas Meunier, left, and Marseille's Igor Paixao challenge for the ball during the French League One soccer match between Lille and Marseille in Villeneuve-d'Ascq, outside Lille, France, Friday, Dec. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Jean-Francois Badias)
Marseille was unbeaten in six league games but it went behind in the 10th minute thanks to some hesitant defending.
A mix-up between goalkeeper and the defense allowed Mbappé to steal in and poke in Nabil Bentaleb's long pass.
Lille's third straight win boosted its fine home record to 16 wins and only two defeats in its last 23 Ligue 1 matches.
The defeat was Marseille's first in the league since Oct. 25 against Lens. Marseille struggled on a chilly night in Lille and did not shoot on target until the 76th.
Brest notched a third successive win after beating Monaco 1-0. Kamory Doumbia headed the only goal after 28 minutes.
Brest's Ludovic Ajorque was sent off on the hour mark for a bad tackle on Lamine Camara but the team held on and rose to ninth place.
Monaco, meanwhile, rued an insipid performance that stopped it from building momentum after last week’s victory over defending champion Paris Saint-Germain.
It remained seventh, four points ahead of Brest.
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Lille's Olivier Giroud, centre, shoots the ball during the French League One soccer match between Lille and Marseille in Villeneuve-d'Ascq, outside Lille, France, Friday, Dec. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Jean-Francois Badias)
Lille's Olivier Giroud, bottom, lies on the pitch as Marseille's Nayef Aguerd reacts during the French League One soccer match between Lille and Marseille in Villeneuve-d'Ascq, outside Lille, France, Friday, Dec. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Jean-Francois Badias)
Lille's goalkeeper Berke Ozer celebrates with teammates after the French League One soccer match between Lille and Marseille in Villeneuve-d'Ascq, outside Lille, France, Friday, Dec. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Jean-Francois Badias)
Lille's Ethan Mbappe controls the ball during the French League One soccer match between Lille and Marseille in Villeneuve-d'Ascq, outside Lille, France, Friday, Dec. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Jean-Francois Badias)
Lille's Thomas Meunier, left, and Marseille's Igor Paixao challenge for the ball during the French League One soccer match between Lille and Marseille in Villeneuve-d'Ascq, outside Lille, France, Friday, Dec. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Jean-Francois Badias)
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump was awarded the new FIFA peace prize on Friday at the 2026 World Cup draw — giving the spectacle to set matchups for the quadrennial soccer tournament even more of a Trumpian flair.
Trump, who had openly campaigned for the Nobel Peace Prize, had been heavily expected to receive the newly created FIFA prize. FIFA president Gianni Infantino, a close ally of Trump, has said he thought Trump should have won the Nobel for his efforts to broker a ceasefire in Gaza.
In awarding the prize, Infantino told Trump it was a “beautiful medal for you that you can wear everywhere you want to go.” Trump promptly placed the medal around his neck. The certificate that Infantino handed Trump recognizes the U.S. president for his actions to “promote peace and unity around the world.”
Infantino also presented Trump with a gold trophy with his name on it that depicts hands holding up the world. “You definitely deserve the first FIFA Peace Prize for your action, for what you have obtained in your way," said Infantino, who spoke after a video was played that showed images of Trump meeting with world leaders from countries whose conflicts he has taken credit for resolving.
Trump thanked his family, including his wife, first lady Melania Trump, and praised the leaders of the other two host nations — Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum — in his brief remarks, saying the coordination with the countries has been “outstanding.”
“This is truly one of the great honors of my life,” Trump said, adding that “most important, I just want to thank everybody. The world is a safer place now.”
Infantino has often spoken about soccer as a unifier for the world, but the prize is a departure from the federation’s traditional focus on sport.
Infantino has been a frequent visitor to the Oval Office, including in November when the administration announced new efforts to expedite visa processing for World Cup visitors. Infantino had a prime seat at Trump’s January inauguration and FIFA has established an office at Trump Tower in Manhattan.
FIFA has given no details about the process for choosing a winner. When Infantino first announced last month that the organization would give out a peace prize, some of its senior officials were caught off guard, learning about it through reports in the media.
The FIFA president was also on hand Thursday at the newly renamed Donald J. Trump Institute of Peace in Washington, where Trump and the leaders of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda signed a deal aimed at ending the conflict in eastern Congo.
FIFA's award to Trump came during a week in which his administration has been engaged in shuttle diplomacy to try to end the war in Ukraine, while also under scrutiny for lethal strikes on alleged drug boats in the Caribbean and as Trump hardens his rhetoric against immigrants.
The Nobel for peace was awarded this year to Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, who said shortly after the prize was announced that she was dedicating it in part to Trump for “his decisive support of our cause.” Machado will receive the award at the traditional Nobel Peace Prize ceremony in Oslo, Norway, on Dec. 10.
Associated Press sports reporter Graham Dunbar in Geneva contributed to this report.
President Donald Trump picks up his FIFA Peace Prize medal, awarded to him by FIFA President Gianni Infantino, before the draw for the 2026 soccer World Cup at the Kennedy Center in Washington, Friday, Dec. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
President Donald Trump is presented with the inaugural FIFA Peace Prize by FIFA President Gianni Infantino during the 2026 FIFA World Cup draw at the Kennedy Center, Friday, Dec. 5, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
FIFA President Gianni Infantino, right, awards President Donald Trump with the FIFA Peace Prize during the draw for the 2026 soccer World Cup at the Kennedy Center in Washington, Friday, Dec. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
FILE - President Donald Trump listens as FIFA President Gianni Infantino speaks during a meeting with the White House task force on the 2026 FIFA World Cup in the Oval Office of the White House, Nov. 17, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
President Donald Trump is presented with the inaugural FIFA Peace Prize by FIFA President Gianni Infantino during the 2026 FIFA World Cup draw at the Kennedy Center, Friday, Dec. 5, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
FIFA President Gianni Infantino presents President Donald Trump with the FIFA Peace Prize during the draw for the 2026 soccer World Cup at the Kennedy Center in Washington, Friday, Dec. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough, Pool)
President Donald Trump receives the FIFA Peace Prize from FIFA President Gianni Infantino during the draw for the 2026 soccer World Cup at the Kennedy Center in Washington, Friday, Dec. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
