The winner of the Qatar World Cup 2022 will receive a sacred pactole from FIFA.
The winner of this 22nd edition of the World Cup will receive the tidy sum of $ 42 million (around 40 million euros), an increase of $ 4 million compared to the 2018 World Cup in Russia, won by France.
Established since the 1982 World Cup in Spain, won by Italy, the Prize Money has continued to increase from one edition to another.
1982: Italy, $ 2.2 million
1986: Argentina, $ 2.8 million
1990: Western Germany, $ 3.5 million
1994: Brazil, $ 4 million
1998: France, $ 6 million
2002: Brazil, $ 8 million
2006: Italy, $ 20 million
2010: Spain, $ 30 million
2014: Germany, $ 35 million
2018: France, $ 38 million
FIFA does not pay bonuses only to the winners, but in all the selections that participate in the World Cup. For this 2022 edition, the awards will be as follows:
The teams eliminated in the group phase: $ 9 million.
The teams eliminated in the round of 16: $ 13 million.
The teams eliminated in the quarterfinals: $ 17 million.
The team that will finish in 4th place: $ 25 million.
The team that will finish in 3rd place: $ 27 million.
The unfortunate finalist: $ 30 million.
By qualifying for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, each federation received a participation bonus of $ 1.5 million.