How much prize money would the England Football Association receive if Gareth Southgate's side lifted the World Cup in Russia?
Thursday 12 July 2018 08:30, UK
Football associations receive considerable sums of cash for success at the World Cup - but how much?
The World Cup provides a stage for players to etch themselves into history, but it is also a lucrative business for the respective football associations.
FIFA are splashing an all-time record of £601m on this summer's tournament, of which £304m is awarded according to how far a nation progresses. - an incentive first implemented at the 2002 World Cup in South Korea and Japan.
This year, the World Cup winners will be awarded a cool £28.9m - nearly 10 per cent more than in Brazil four years ago - while a £21.3m cheque signed to the runners-up might ease their pain.
Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Morocco have been eliminated for this summer's competition already, but each nation that fails to progress from the group stage will still receive a £6.1m payment.
Teams knocked out at the round of 16 stage receive £9.1m - a 33 per cent rise from Brazil in 2014 - while reaching the quarter-finals earns £12.2m, £16.7m to fourth and £18.2m to third.
Each nation also receives £1.1m to fund preparation, while a huge £158m is awarded to domestic clubs for releasing players and an additional £102m to compensate injuries.
The players are often rewarded for success - with Spain's players reportedly set to receive £720,000 each if they reclaim the trophy, while current champions Germany could each collect £300,000.
FIFA's financial contribution has increased by £163m since four years ago, but the proportional increase has slowed in recent years - being the smallest percentage hike since 1994.
The biggest jump in expenditure came during Italia '90, when FIFA's £41m contribution (converted from dollars at the current rate) marked a staggering 108 per cent increase from the £19.8m spent in 1986.
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