Hiram Moreno
The next FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 is just under a month away, with the opening match scheduled for November 20 and the tournament’s grand finale being played on December 18.
The Asian-based tournament will have a total of eight different venues spread across five cities, where the 32 participating teams will fight to go as far as possible in the competition, with France being the country seeking to defend the crown.
However, it is not only the prestige of being crowned world champion that will be at stake, but also the great money prizes for the federations, which usually go under the table, although not for us in JefeBet, and our intention is that you also know them. So, we will show you the amount of money that the teams will earn in the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022.
Updated Purse and Prize Money Breakdown for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 from November 20 to December 18, 2022
The World Cup is the most eagerly awaited international soccer tournament, and the financial prizes it offers its participants are commensurate with the amount of marketing the event usually moves every four years.
In total, US $440 million will be distributed to the 32 teams participating in the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, with each team taking a share of the prize money based on their performance in the competition. This year there is an increase of $40 million compared to the $400 million distributed at the World Cup 2018 in Russia.
Of that $440 million, $42 million will go to the team that wins the trophy, while the runner-up will receive some $30 million for playing the final match of the tournament. To put this in context, France took home a total of $38 million following their consecration at Russia 2018, while finalists Croatia took home $28 million for making it to the final.
Below there is a list of the amount of money that will be awarded to each team based on their position in the upcoming FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022:
| Position | Prize Money |
|---|---|
| Winner | $42 million |
| Finalist | $30 million |
| Third Place | $27 million |
| Fourth Place | $25 million |
| Fifth – Eighth Place | $17 million |
| Ninth – sixteenth place | $13 million |
| Seventeenth – Thirty-Second Place | $9 million |
Additional Info and Interesting Facts about the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022
- This will be the second time in history that the tournament takes place in an Asian country, with the previous time being in South Korea and Japan in 2002.
- A European team has won the last four editions of the tournament, with the last team from another continent to win being Brazil in 2002.
- The last country to win the World Cup in consecutive editions was Brazil (1958 – 1962).
- The last time a runner-up country managed to win the next World Cup it participated in was in 2002, with Brazil taking the title after finishing runner-up in France 1998.
- In fact, France was also the last host to win a World Cup on home soil.
