2022 World Cup prize money: How much will a team earn?
In addition to boasting each
country's run in the World Cup, each country also earns World Cup prize money
based on their performance.
FIFA will distribute $440 million
in prize money for the World Cup as cash is awarded depending on which stage of
the tournament they reach, plus each team receives $1.5 million just for
qualifying for the World Cup.
Yes, the game is about glory and
winning the ultimate prize and crowning world champions, but players are also
playing to earn some cool bonuses that help fund their national teams and
organizations.
In today's post, you will find
below a complete World Cup prize money table with details of how much each team
earned from their run in the World Cup Qatar 2022.
How much prize money did the last 2018 world cup winner get?
The $400 million pot among 32
teams is up from four years ago.
This is $42 million more than the
2014 prize money and $38 million awarded to 2018 (France) winners, while
the winning team in 2022 will receive $42 million.
Where does the prize money come from?
FIFA distributes prize money
based on the profits of tournament organizers.
How much do World Cup players get paid?
How much money they pay their
players from prize money depends on different countries. Some countries may
distribute money based on attendance, or others may divide it equally.
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The 2022 World Cup prize money table The teams who made it out of the group stage
earned $9 million each - Qatar, Ecuador, Wales, Iran, Mexico, Saudi Arabia,
Denmark, Tunisia, Canada, Belgium, Germany, Costa Rica, Serbia, Cameroon,
Ghana, and Uruguay. |
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The teams that reached the Round of 16 each earned $13 million United States, Senegal, Australia, Poland, Spain,
Japan, Switzerland, South Korea |
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The teams that made it to the quarterfinals
each earned $17 million Brazil, Netherlands, Portugal, England The
fourth-place team will earn $25 million morocco |
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Third place
will take $27 million Croatia |
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The runner-up will receive $30 million Argentina or France |
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The winner will earn $42 million Argentina or France |