Thursday, December 18, 2025 - The winners of the 2026 World Cup will earn 50 million dollars in prize money as part of a record financial payout announced by FIFA on Wednesday, December 17.
World football’s governing body said the total prize fund
for the tournament will be 655 million dollars, representing an increase of
almost 50 percent from the 440 million dollars distributed at the 2022 World
Cup in Qatar.
The expanded prize structure comes as the 2026 tournament,
scheduled to take place in the United States, Mexico and Canada from June 11 to
July 19, will feature 48 teams for the first time, up from 32 teams in the
previous edition.
At the 2022 World Cup, the Argentine Football Association
received 42 million dollars after Lionel Messi led Argentina to victory over
France in the final, which was decided by penalties. France earned 30 million
dollars for finishing as runners up.
Under the new prize structure, the runners up at the 2026
World Cup will receive 33 million dollars. The team finishing third will earn
29 million dollars, while the other losing semi finalist will collect 27
million dollars.
FIFA also confirmed that teams eliminated during the group
stage will each receive 9 million dollars. In addition, all 48 participating
nations will be paid an extra 1.5 million dollars to cover what FIFA described
as “preparation costs”.
The announcement highlights FIFA’s increased financial
investment in the expanded tournament, which is expected to be the largest
World Cup in history in terms of participation and global reach.
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