FIFA agrees 50% rise in prize money for 2026 World Cup

Prize money for next year’s World Cup will be 50% higher than the previous edition with world governing body FIFA agreeing a record $727 million financial contribution to the tournament on Wednesday. The biggest slice of FIFA’s funding package for the North American showpiece – $655 million – will be performance-based payments to 48 participating […]

Prize money for next year’s World Cup will be 50% higher than the previous edition with world governing body FIFA agreeing a record $727 million financial contribution to the tournament on Wednesday.
The biggest slice of FIFA’s funding package for the North American showpiece – $655 million – will be performance-based payments to 48 participating nations with the champions taking $50 million and the runners-up $33 million.
The 16 nations that fail to survive beyond the initial group phase will earn $9 million while in addition, each qualified nation is entitled to $1.5 million to cover preparation costs.