A high number of players who participate in the World Cup have a good economic income, especially the members of the teams that advance to the final instances, who are mostly active in the European leagues and have resolved their future.
However, a few extra “dollars” does not hurt anyone and the juicy prize pool offered by Qatar, which is by far the tournament with the best prizes compared to others, becomes an added value to give everything on the pitch representing your country.
FIFA defined several months in advance that it allocated a budget of US$ 1,696 million to invest in this edition. Of that amount, according to the rector of football, 26% was destined to reward the participating teams.
The 16 teams that were eliminated in the group stage, including South America, Ecuador, which finished third in group A, and Uruguay, which suffered the same fate in group H, returned home with $9 million, which they received their federations.
Meanwhile, the United States, Senegal, Australia, Poland, Japan, South Korea and Switzerland, who were eliminated in the round of 16 after losing to their respective rivals, pocketed $13 million.
For their part, the representatives of Brazil, the Netherlands, Portugal and England will mitigate the sadness that the elimination left in their population, with the 17 million dollars that the soccer federations in those nations will receive.
the best of loot
Thus, those who have already said goodbye left with their pockets full and not to mention those who are still in competition, who aspire to obtain a much higher amount.
The fourth place in the contest will be awarded 25 million dollars; third place, 27; the runner-up will receive 30; and the champion will be awarded 42.
This juicy loot will be divided among four. Argentina and Croatia, who will face each other this Tuesday at 2:00 pm; and France and England, which on Wednesday will meet at the same time.
The amounts they received for advancing are added to the 1.5 million dollars they had received for the mere fact of participating in this competition.
“More than a prize, I would think, they are incentives. In many professions it is done for objectives and the same thing happens in football. The increase is due to the fact that there is now more income from television rights, there is more marketing and more resources around soccer,” said former player Iván Vélez.
other tournaments
The World Cup surpasses other competitions by a wide margin in terms of awards. Uefa, which delivers its awards in euros, a currency that in Colombia is currently slightly higher than the dollar, distributed 371 million euros among the 24 participants. For only taking part in this contest, the teams received 9.25 million euros. 2021 champion Italy received 10 while runners-up England got 7.
As for Conmebol tournaments, the prizes are generally lower, although the most recent edition of the Copa América increased the loot. Argentina, which came out champion, received 10 million dollars, and half of this amount received Brazil, which finished second. The Colombian National Team, which was 3rd, was awarded 4, while Peru, obtained 3
