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FIFA World Cup Prizes

For the winners of the FIFA World Cup, the ultimate prize is lifting the FIFA World Cup Trophy at the end of the tournament, plus for individuals there are many awards such as the golden boot, ball and glove.

the World Cup cash prizes

Though the trophy itself would be worth millions, the winning team does not get to keep it, they are presented with a replica. However, for players winning the world cup it can result in increased fame and publicity, leading to lucrative sponsorship advertising deals and possibly hefty contracts.

There are also cash prizes for the teams and players at the world cup. The winning team of the 2022 World Cup will receive $42 million, plus smaller amounts for other participating teams. The prize money is given to each country’s national FIFA federation. These organizations then determine how the winnings will be distributed, and how much will go to each individual player.

The first world cup when FIFA officially announced how much prize money each team will get was in 1982. At that time a total of $20 million was allocated as total prize money, from which $2.2 million was given to the winners. They get much more now, the winning team in 2022 will receive $42 million.

Hundreds of millions of dollars (USD) are given out in prize money for each World Cup tournament. There are also preparation costs given to each team ($1.5 million each since 2014). Once at the tournament, the prize money is distributed as follows:

2022 Prize Money (USD)

$42 million – to the winning team
$30 million – runner up
$27 million – third placed team
$25 million – fourth placed team
$17 million – to each team eliminated in the quarter-finals (4 teams)
$13 million – to each team eliminated in the round of 16 (8 teams)
$9 million – to each team eliminated at the group stage (16 teams)

2018 Prize Money (USD)

$38 million – to the winning team
$28 million – runner up
$24 million – third placed team
$22 million – fourth placed team
$16 million – to each team eliminated in the quarter-finals (4 teams)
$12 million – to each team eliminated in the round of 16 (8 teams)
$8 million – to each team eliminated at the group stage (16 teams)

2014 Prize Money (USD)

$35 million – to the winning team
$25 million – runner up
$22 million – third placed team
$20 million – fourth placed team
$14 million – to each team eliminated in the quarter-finals (4 teams)
$9 million – to each team eliminated in the round of 16 (8 teams)
$8 million – to each team eliminated at the group stage (16 teams)

2010 Prize Money (USD)

$30 million – to the winning team
$24 million – runner up
$20 million – third placed team
$18 million – fourth placed team
$14 million – to each team eliminated in the quarter-finals (4 teams)
$9 million – to each team eliminated in the round of 16 (8 teams)
$8 million – to each team eliminated at the group stage (16 teams)

2006 Prize Money

CHF$24.5 million – to the winning team (US$21.5 million)
CHF$22.5 million – runner up
CHF$21.5 million – third placed team
CHF$21.5 million – fourth placed team
CHF$11.5 million – to each team eliminated in the quarter-finals (4 teams)
CHF$8.5 million – to each team eliminated in the round of 16 (8 teams)
CHF$7 million – to each team eliminated at the group stage (16 teams)

Sources: prize money figures for 2006, 2014, 2018 have all been taken from official FIFA sources, others from online articles. There are various conflicting figures listed online for the 2022 World Cup.