FIFA increases financial contribution to teams that will play at the 2026 World Cup
FIFA has increased the resource envelope that will be shared among the 48 teams which will play at the upcoming World Cup in Canada, Mexico and US. The decision was reached at during a FIFA Council Meeting that took place on Tuesday in Vancouver, Canada ahead of the 76th FIFA Congress. The money has increased […] The post FIFA increases financial contribution to teams that will play at the 2026 World Cup appeared first on Kawowo Sports.
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FIFA has increased the resource envelope that will be shared among the 48 teams which will play at the upcoming World Cup in Canada, Mexico and US.
The decision was reached at during a FIFA Council Meeting that took place on Tuesday in Vancouver, Canada ahead of the 76th FIFA Congress.
The money has increased by 15%, moving up to $871 which will be shared in three parts namely; preparation money, qualification and additional team contributions.
“Given the commercial success of FIFA’s flagship men’s tournament, the FIFA Council agreed to increase the resources to be distributed to all 48 participating teams by a further 15%, totalling USD 871 million.” Reads a statement from FIFA.
The increased funding is as follows:
1- Preparation money: Increase from USD 1.5 million to USD 2.5 million
2- Qualification money: Increase from USD 9 million to USD 10 million
3- Additional team contributions: Subsidies for team delegation costs and increased team ticketing allocations totalling over USD 16 million.
FIFA also confirmed that the remaining revenue collected from the World Cup will be shared across its 211 members like it has been the case over the years.
“FIFA is proud to be in its most solid financial position ever, enabling us to help all our Member Associations in an unprecedented way. This is one more example of how FIFA’s resources are reinvested back into the game,” stated FIFA President Gianni Infantino.
In the same FIFA Council, several other decisions were passed including, accepting the Afghan women refugee team to take part in FIFA sanctioned competitions, adjustments to yellow-card reset at FIFA World Cup 2026 and changes to two Laws related to players leaving the field of play in direct protest at a referee’s decision, and players covering their mouths when speaking to opponents in situations of confrontation.
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