By Alfredo Di Cesare
He World Cup of the United States, Mexico and Canada It will be historic. Not only because of the participation of Forty eight teams, but also because of the record financial figure that will be distributed among the teams.
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The Council of the FIFA which occurred 44 days after World in vancouver, Canadaapproved increasing the economic allocation for the teams that will participate in the World Cup 2026, with a total bag of $871 million.
The figure represents an increase of 15% compared to previous editions and will be distributed among the Forty eight federations qualified for the tournament. The amount greatly exceeds $727 million dollars initially announced in December.
Why did FIFA increase the 2026 World Cup rewards?
National federations expressed concern about the increase in operating costs to participate in the tournament to be held in Canada, Mexico and USA from June 11 to July 19, 2026.
Also, thanks to the commercial growth of the tournament. According to data from the FIFAhe World It is the largest source of income, which allows us to expand the resources allocated to federations and development programs.
- Champion: $50 million dollars.
- Runner-up: $33 million dollars.
- Third place: $29 million dollars.
- Fourth place: $27 million dollars.
The prize already represented a 50% increase compared to the money awarded in the Qatar 2022 World Cup. In that edition, the total amount allocated was $440 million.
Now, the new scheme includes direct increases on three key fronts. The readiness grant increases from $1.5 to $2.5 million per team.
The classification prize goes from nine to $10 million. In addition, additional contributions exceeding $16 million are added to cover logistical costs of delegations and expand the allocation of tickets for each team.