{"id":349950,"date":"2026-06-13T00:57:52","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T19:27:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=349950"},"modified":"2026-06-13T00:57:53","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T19:27:53","slug":"world-cup-teams-dont-just-fight-for-glory-tens-of-millions-of-dollars-are-at-play","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/06\/13\/world-cup-teams-dont-just-fight-for-glory-tens-of-millions-of-dollars-are-at-play\/","title":{"rendered":"World Cup teams don\u2019t just fight for glory. Tens of millions of dollars are at play"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>While the last word victory within the FIFA World Cup tournament is claiming the trophy, many fans may not know that thousands and thousands of dollars in prize money are also up for grabs.<\/p>\n<p>The FIFA Council, the principal decision-making and strategic body for FIFA, approved a record-breaking financial contribution of USD $727 million to be distributed to competing teams ahead of the 2026 tournament.<\/p>\n<p>In Canadian dollars, that value sits at $1,015,824,741.<\/p>\n<p>The rise in payout stems from the upper variety of teams participating within the tournament in comparison with the previous 32. There have been also concerns over travel costs as a consequence of having to commute between the three host nations of the U.S., Canada and Mexico.<\/p>\n<p>Prize money among the many 48 participating teams might be awarded depending on placement as follows:<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad c-ad--tallSticky\">\n<p>Story continues below commercial<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li data-slate-node=\"element\">Champions: USD $50 million (CAD $69,916,400)<\/li>\n<li data-slate-node=\"element\">Runner-up: USD $33 million (CAD $46,144,824)<\/li>\n<li data-slate-node=\"element\">Third place: USD $29 million (CAD $40,551,512)<\/li>\n<li data-slate-node=\"element\">Fourth place: USD $27 million (CAD $37,754,856)<\/li>\n<li data-slate-node=\"element\">Fifth-eighth place: USD $19 million (CAD $26,568,232)<\/li>\n<li data-slate-node=\"element\">Ninth-Sixteenth place: USD $15 million (CAD $20,974,920)<\/li>\n<li data-slate-node=\"element\">Seventeenth-Thirty second place: USD $11 million (CAD $15,381,608)<\/li>\n<li data-slate-node=\"element\">Thirty third-Forty eighth place: USD $9 million (CAD $12,584,952)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"l-article__part\" data-shortcode=\"tp_video\">\n<div class=\"c-video c-videoPlay \" data-iframe-receiver=\"\" data-autoplay=\"\" data-displayinline-featured=\"false\" data-displayinline-type=\"video\" data-displayinline-player-id=\"miniplayer_11900988_6a2c57baac3b8\" data-displayinline-video-id=\"11900988\" data-displayinline-ratio=\"16:9\" data-displayinline=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/video\/embed\/11900988\/#autoplay&#038;stickyiframe=miniplayer_11900988_6a2c57baac3b8\" data-displayinline-sticky=\"true\" data-permutive-data='{\"content\":{\"name\":\"Canadian fans cheering for multiple teams as  FIFA World Cup kicks off\",\"type\":\"video\",\"sections\":[\"videos\",\"toronto\",\"sports\"],\"keywords\":[\"bosnia\",\"canada-soccer\",\"short-clip\",\"world-cup\"],\"iab\":{\"categories\":[\"Sports\/Team Sports\/Soccer\",\"Sports\",\"Sports\/Team Sports\"],\"tags\":[\"2022 FIFA World Cup\",\"2026 FIFA World Cup\",\"Argentina national football team\",\"Association football\",\"Brazil\",\"Canada\",\"Canadian dollar\",\"Canadian Soccer Association\",\"Collective agreement\",\"Collective bargaining\",\"Contract\",\"FIFA\",\"FIFA World Cup\",\"France\",\"Germany\",\"Gianni Infantino\",\"Mexico\",\"Money\",\"Morganne Campbell\",\"Panama national football team\",\"Prize\",\"Qatar\",\"Soccer in Canada\",\"Tournament\",\"United States\",\"United States dollar\"]}}}'>\n<div class=\"c-video__inner \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-video__placeholder\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-video__image\" alt=\"Click to play video: 'Canadian fans cheering for multiple teams as  FIFA World Cup kicks off'\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/media.globalnews.ca\/videostatic\/news\/37opqao0v1-lgd0wk4c3c\/STILL_ONLINE_TOR_FIFA_DUAL_FANS_KING.jpg?w=1040&#038;quality=70&#038;strip=all\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, \" data-sizes=\"(min-width: 1040px) 1040px,(min-width: 720px) 720px,450px\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-video__overlay\"><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"c-video__duration\">2:00<\/time><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-video__title\">Canadian fans cheering for multiple teams as  FIFA World Cup kicks off<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>This serves as a 50 per cent increase from the 2022 Qatar World Cup, in response to <a href=\"https:\/\/inside.fifa.com\/organisation\/fifa-council\/media-releases\/council-approves-record-breaking-world-cup-2026-financial-contribution\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FIFA\u2019s December 2025 media release<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup\" data-newsletter-inline=\"\">\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"170\" height=\"225\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/wp-content\/themes\/shaw-globalnews\/images\/skyline\/national.jpg\" alt=\"Get breaking Canada news delivered to your inbox as it happens so you won't miss a trending story.\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup__content\">\n<h2 class=\"c-inlineSignup__title\">Get breaking National news<\/h2>\n<p>Get breaking Canada news delivered to your inbox because it happens so you will not miss a trending story.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Each qualified team will even receive USD $1.5 million to cover preparation costs. Which means that all participating member associations are guaranteed not less than USD $10.5 million each for his or her participation on this yr\u2019s World Cup, plus the participation cost, even when teams are knocked out within the group stage and no matter performance.<\/p>\n<p>In total, USD $655 million might be paid out in prize money by FIFA.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad c-ad--tallSticky\">\n<p>Story continues below commercial<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cThe FIFA World Cup 2026 will even be groundbreaking by way of its financial contribution to the worldwide football community,\u201d FIFA president Gianni Infantino said within the media release.<\/p>\n<div class=\"l-article__part\" data-shortcode=\"section-heading\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"l-article__sectionAnchor c-sectionHeading__anchor\" id=\"how-have-these-numbers-evolved\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"c-sectionHeading__title\">\n\t\t\t\tHow have these numbers evolved?\t\t\t<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>FIFA began paying teams which won the World Cup in 1982. Below is a breakdown:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1982: Italy won USD $1.4 million<\/li>\n<li>1986: Argentina won USD $2.2 million<\/li>\n<li>1990: West Germany won USD $3.5 million<\/li>\n<li>1994: Brazil won USD $4.5 million<\/li>\n<li>1998: France won USD $6.4 million<\/li>\n<li>2002: Brazil won USD $8.5 million<\/li>\n<li>2006: Italy won USD $12.2 million<\/li>\n<li>2010: Spain won USD $30.1 million<\/li>\n<li>2014: Germany won USD $35.1 million<\/li>\n<li>2018: France won USD $38.1 million<\/li>\n<li>2022: Argentina won USD $42.2 million<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"c-tabs\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t<button role=\"tab\" class=\"c-tabs__tab c-tabs__tab--active\" type=\"button\">More on Sports<\/button><br \/>\n\t\t\t<button role=\"tab\" class=\"c-tabs__tab\" type=\"button\">More videos<\/button>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>FIFA does in a roundabout way pay competing players; it pays the federations that the players play under. It&#8217;s then as much as those federations to determine the entire amount players are paid.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad c-ad--tallSticky\">\n<p>Story continues below commercial<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"l-article__part\" data-shortcode=\"tp_video\">\n<div class=\"c-video c-videoPlay \" data-iframe-receiver=\"\" data-autoplay=\"\" data-displayinline-featured=\"false\" data-displayinline-type=\"video\" data-displayinline-player-id=\"miniplayer_11897537_6a2c57baaff0b\" data-displayinline-video-id=\"11897537\" data-displayinline-ratio=\"16:9\" data-displayinline=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/video\/embed\/11897537\/#autoplay&#038;stickyiframe=miniplayer_11897537_6a2c57baaff0b\" data-displayinline-sticky=\"true\" data-permutive-data='{\"content\":{\"name\":\"Team Canada prepares for 1st World Cup match\",\"type\":\"video\",\"sections\":[\"videos\",\"national\",\"canada\",\"sports\",\"world\"],\"keywords\":[\"fifa-world-cup\",\"other\",\"short-clip\"],\"iab\":{\"categories\":[\"Sports\/Team Sports\/Soccer\",\"Sports\",\"Sports\/Team Sports\"],\"tags\":[\"2022 FIFA World Cup\",\"2026 FIFA World Cup\",\"Argentina national football team\",\"Association football\",\"Brazil\",\"Canada\",\"Canadian dollar\",\"Canadian Soccer Association\",\"Collective agreement\",\"Collective bargaining\",\"Contract\",\"FIFA\",\"FIFA World Cup\",\"France\",\"Germany\",\"Gianni Infantino\",\"Mexico\",\"Money\",\"Morganne Campbell\",\"Panama national football team\",\"Prize\",\"Qatar\",\"Soccer in Canada\",\"Tournament\",\"United States\",\"United States dollar\"]}}}'>\n<div class=\"c-video__inner \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-video__placeholder\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-video__image\" alt=\"Click to play video: 'Team Canada prepares for 1st World Cup match'\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/media.globalnews.ca\/videostatic\/news\/d1kx99shqa-mt8bdzcw4i\/TUE_GN_FIFA_SORENSEN_090626_thumbnail_1280x720_.jpg?w=1040&#038;quality=70&#038;strip=all\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, \" data-sizes=\"(min-width: 1040px) 1040px,(min-width: 720px) 720px,450px\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-video__overlay\"><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"c-video__duration\">1:45<\/time><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-video__title\">Team Canada prepares for 1st World Cup match<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Canada Soccer and its national team players <a href=\"https:\/\/canadasoccer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Final-CBA.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reached a collective bargaining agreement in March<\/a>, the primary collective agreement for the lads\u2019s national team.<\/p>\n<p>Players are set to receive $25,000 per game within the group stage of each the 2026 men\u2019s World Cup and 2027 women\u2019s World Cup. Payments made to players will even be shared equally between the lads\u2019s and ladies\u2019s teams.<\/p>\n<p>The Canadian men\u2019s national team went on strike in 2022 and sat out a match in Vancouver against Panama as a consequence of a contract dispute with Canada Soccer.<\/p>\n<p>Canada Soccer also received $9.8 million from the federal government in May to go towards developing a National Training Centre, a proposed facility geared toward establishing a everlasting, world-class home for soccer in Canada.<\/p>\n<p>Like Canada, the U.S. men\u2019s and ladies\u2019s national teams also share their World Cup money, which is an element of their collective bargaining agreement through 2028. Each teams pool and split 80 per cent of whatever FIFA pays at their respective World Cups.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\n\t\t&#038;copy 2026 Global News, a division of Corus Entertainment Inc.\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While the last word victory within the FIFA World Cup tournament is claiming the trophy, many fans may not know that thousands and thousands of dollars in prize money are also up for grabs. 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