FIFA financial contribution to teams 2022

The FIFA World Cup is not only one of the biggest prizes in sport, it also boasts a big prize pot. The total prize money for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar stood at 440 million U.S. dollars, an increase of 40 million U.S. dollars on the previous World Cup in 2018.

Financial contributions made by FIFA towards national teams and clubs affected by the FIFA World Cup from 2002 to 2022 (in million U.S. dollars)

Characteristic	Prize pool	Preparation money	Club Benefit Programme	Club Protection Programme
Qatar 2022	440	70	310	220
Russia 2018	400	48	209	134
Brazil 2014	358	48	70	88
South Africa 2010	348	32	40	-
Germany 2006	236	26	-	-
South Korea & Japan 2002	134	20	-	-

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Release date

November 2022

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Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

2002 to 2022

Supplementary notes

'Prize pool' represents the total amount of prize money paid to national teams taking part in the tournament.

'Preparation money' reflects the total amount paid to participating football associations in preparation for the tournament.

'Club Benefit Programme' reflects the total amount paid to clubs releasing players to play in the World Cup.

'Club Protection Programme' reflects the total amount paid to clubs as compensation for players injured on international duty.

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