FIFA pays out a file $727 million to the 48 groups taking part within the 2026 World Cup.
At its assembly in Doha, Qatar, the FIFA council agreed that $655 million of that pot might be paid as prize cash, the group confirmed Wednesday. The rest might be given to individuals — $1.5 million every — to pay preparation prices for the North American match.
That is a 50% enhance in prize cash from the 2022 World Cup.
“The FIFA World Cup 2026 will even be groundbreaking by way of its monetary contribution to the worldwide soccer group,” mentioned FIFA president Gianni Infantino.
The successful nation will obtain $50 million, with $33 million going to the dropping finalist. Groups that don’t make it out of the group stage of the World Cup will obtain $9 million, with the payout rising as groups progress within the match.
Argentina acquired $42 million when it gained the World Cup in 2022. Forty years earlier than that, Italy took residence $2.2 million for successful the 1982 occasion.
The 2026 FIFA World Cup will begin June 11 in Mexico Metropolis when South Korea meets co-host Mexico.
–Subject Degree Media
