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Record Prize Money Unveiled for Historic 2026 World Cup

E28 Staff1
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The 2026 FIFA World Cup, set to be hosted jointly by the United States, Mexico, and Canada, will mark a historic shift as the tournament expands to 48 teams for the first time. With the larger format, an increase in prize money was widely expectedβ€”and FIFA has now confirmed it.

The world football governing body has approved a 50 percent rise in total prize money compared to the 2022 Qatar World Cup. The total prize pool for the upcoming tournament will stand at $655 million, roughly equivalent to Tk 79.99 billion.

Record-Breaking Prize Pool for Expanded World Cup

As in previous editions, prize money will be distributed based on teams’ performances throughout the tournament. The World Cup champions will receive $50 million, while the runners-up will take home $33 million.

At the last World Cup, Argentina earned $42 million for lifting the trophy, while France received $30 million as finalists. FIFA has now increased those figures by $8 million and $3 million, respectively.

According to FIFA officials,

β€œπ‘»π’‰π’† π’†π’™π’‘π’‚π’π’”π’Šπ’π’ 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π’•π’π’–π’“π’π’‚π’Žπ’†π’π’• 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π’ˆπ’“π’π’˜π’Šπ’π’ˆ π’„π’π’Žπ’Žπ’†π’“π’„π’Šπ’‚π’ 𝒗𝒂𝒍𝒖𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑾𝒐𝒓𝒍𝒅 π‘ͺ𝒖𝒑 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 π’Žπ’‚π’…π’† π’•π’‰π’Šπ’” π’Šπ’π’„π’“π’†π’‚π’”π’† 𝒃𝒐𝒕𝒉 π’π’†π’„π’†π’”π’”π’‚π’“π’š 𝒂𝒏𝒅 π’‹π’–π’”π’•π’Šπ’‡π’Šπ’†π’….”

The total prize fund has risen by $215 million from the $440 million allocated at Qatar 2022. The 2026 World Cup will feature 104 matches across 16 venues, running from June 11 to July 19.

Guaranteed Earnings and Stage-Wise Rewards

All 48 participating teams are guaranteed prize money, regardless of performance. Of those, 42 nations have already qualified, with the remaining six set to join via playoffs.

Each team will receive a minimum of $1.5 million, while those eliminated in the group stage will earn $9 million, plus an additional $15 million allocated for preparation expenses.

Teams advancing through the knockout stages will earn progressively higher rewards:

The two losing semifinalists will also be rewarded, with the third-place team earning $29 million and the fourth-place team receiving $27 million.

A FIFA source noted,

β€œπ‘»π’‰π’† π’“π’†π’—π’Šπ’”π’†π’… 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒄𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒆𝒏𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒆𝒔 π’‡π’Šπ’π’‚π’π’„π’Šπ’‚π’ π’”π’†π’„π’–π’“π’Šπ’•π’š 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒂𝒍𝒍 π’•π’†π’‚π’Žπ’” π’˜π’‰π’Šπ’π’† π’“π’†π’˜π’‚π’“π’…π’Šπ’π’ˆ 𝒔𝒖𝒄𝒄𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒂𝒕 π’†π’—π’†π’“π’š π’”π’•π’‚π’ˆπ’† 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π’„π’π’Žπ’‘π’†π’•π’Šπ’•π’Šπ’π’.”

With unprecedented prize money and an expanded format, the 2026 World Cup is set to become the most lucrative tournament in football history.

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