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The FIFA World Cup is a multi-billion dollar sporting event, where the winning team and runner-up are awarded millions of dollars as prize money. The 2022 FIFA World Cup prize money was $42 million. Argentina lifted the FIFA World Cup 2022 trophy by taking down France with a spectacular victory of 4-2 in penalties.
According to the reports released by FIFA, the total prize money for the FIFA World Cup 2026 will be $896 million for the men’s event. This FIFA pool prize will be distributed among 48 teams and their clubs. Let’s check out more about the FIFA World Cup prize 2026.
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FIFA World Cup Prize: Men’s vs. Women’s
FIFA has projected a total budget of $3.84 billion for the 2026 Men’s World Cup and a total of $435 million for the ninth edition of the Women’s World Cup, which will be jointly hosted by Australia and New Zealand in 2023. The FIFA Women’s World Cup is an international football tournament where women players of national teams participate. FIFA is a quadrennial event, meaning it is conducted every 4th year.
A total of 32 national teams will be participating in the FIFA Women’s World Cup, Whereas, in the FIFA 2022 World Cup men’s, 48 teams participated. One major difference between the men’s and women’s FIFA World Cup is that the latter is played on artificial grass, while the former is played on real grass.
The FIFA 2022 World Cup had a total pool prize of $72 million for the winning team and the runner-up. Take a look at the graph below which highlights the FIFA 2022 World Cup prize money.
| Category | Prize money ($ Million) |
| Winner | 42 |
| Runner Up | 30 |
| Third Place | 27 |
| Fourth Place | 25 |
| Quarter Finals | 17 |
How the FIFA Prize Money is Divided?
FIFA or the International Federation of Association Football distributes the prize money to the national association of each participating team. For example, the Japan Football Association receives the prize money for Japan. These national associations are the governing body responsible for administering national, domestic and club games.
FIFA prize money is not directly awarded to players. Instead, the prize money is distributed among the players and the managing team according to their national association. However, it’s up to the national teams to divide their award money where a popular player or a striker scoring more goals will be given a larger share of the award.
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FAQs
The FIFA 2022 World Cup had a total pool prize of $72 million for the winning team and the runner-up.
Currently, the highest-paid football player in the world is Neymar Jr. who is currently signed to the Saudi Arabian club Al Hilal, with an annual package of $240 million.
The FIFA Women’s World Cup prize money is estimated to be around $435 million. This event will be jointly hosted by Australia and New Zealand in 2023, where a total of 32 teams will be participating.
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