The International Football Federation (FIFA), which awarded the winners of the annual The Best FIFA Football Awards, has announced the prize money for the participants and winners of the World Cup, which will be held from June 11 to July 19, 2026 in the USA, Canada and Mexico with the participation of 48 teams, the organization's official website reports.
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Following the results of the FIFA Council meeting, the record prize money in the history of world championships was approved – $727 million, which is 50% more than at the previous 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
Each participant in the final part of the World Cup will receive a guaranteed $9 million, as well as $1.5 million to cover expenses in the process of preparing for the tournament. The remaining amounts will vary depending on the results. For example, the world champion will receive $50 million in prize money (for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar it was $42 million).
Prize money for the 2026 World Cup:
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champion – $50 million;
finalist – 33 million;
3rd place — 29 million;
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4th place — 27 million;
5th-8th places — 19 million;
9th-16th places — 15 million;
17th-32nd places — 11 million;
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33rd-48th places — 9 million.
We remind you that the Ukrainian national team also has a chance to go to the world championship, having learned about the results of the draw of potential opponents in the group. In order to be in the company of the tournament finalists, Serhiy Rebrov's team still needs to win nominally home play-off matches (on March 26 at the Estadio Ciutat de Valencia in Valencia in the semi-final against Sweden and on March 31 there in the final against the winner of the Poland-Albania match).
As is known, the matches of the final tournament of the 2026 World Cup will be hosted by 11 US cities (Atlanta, Boston, Dallas, Houston, Kansas City, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Seattle), three Mexican cities (Guadalajara, Mexico City, Monterrey) and two Canadian cities (Toronto, Vancouver). The World Cup final will be held in New York on July 19.
Previously, “FACTS” reported that the Ukrainian national team defeated Iceland and made it to the 2026 World Cup qualifying play-offs.
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