The Fédération Internationale de Football Association, FIFA has revealed how much the winner of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar will receive.
In the last edition of the World Cup, Russia 2018, a total of $400million was shared amongst the participants in form of prize money while in the 2014 edition of the FIFA World Cup, a total of $358 million was shared in form of prize money.
The prestige of winning the biggest sporting tournament in the world is made all the sweeter with a lucrative reward. The winner of the Russia 2018 edition, France went home with a whopping $38 million while the runner-up was rewarded with $28 million. In comparison with the Brazil 2014 edition, the winner, Germany earned $35 million.
In this year’s edition, FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, the prize money to be shared amongst the participants has seen a little increment from the $400million in the last edition to $440million.
The total investment budget for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 amounts to over $1.69 billion. The budget share for prize money out of the total investment budget is 26% which results to approximately $440million, according to Statista.
All the countries that qualify for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 will get $1.5million each towards the preparations for the tournament.
The lucky winner of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 will receive $42 million in form of prize money while the runner up will be awarded $30 million.
The breakdown of FIFA rewards for teams in 2022 World Cup is as follows
Group Stage: $9 million per team ($144 million in total for 16 teams)
Last 16: $13 million per team ($104 million in total for 8 teams)
Quarter-finals: $17 million per team ($68 million in total for 4 teams)
Fourth place: $25 million
Third place: $27 million
Runner up: $30 million
Champion: $42 million
In total, the prize money is $440million.
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