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The 2026 World Cup champion will take home a record $50 million US, with each of the 48 participating teams collecting at least $10.5 million.
The FIFA Council, meeting ahead of the FIFA Intercontinental Cup final in Doha, Qatar, announced a record $727 million will be distributed through the expanded sport 104-game showcase.
Some $655 million of that will be paid out as prize money among the 48 participating teams.
The runner-up will collect $33 million, with the third-place side picking up $29 million and the fourth-place finisher $27 million. The prize money dips to $9 million for teams finishing 33rd to 48th.
In addition, each qualified team will receive $1.5 million to cover preparation costs.
The announcement comes in the wake of widespread criticism of FIFA for inflated ticket prices at the tournament co-hosted by Canada, the U.S. and Mexico.
The prices of some resale tickets to next summer’s World Cup matches in Toronto and Vancouver have fallen after FIFA announced the full tournament schedule over the weekend.
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