€40m more reasons for Argentina to celebrate World Cup win

FIFA’s total revenue for the past four years was just over €7 billion, with most from broadcast and sponsorship deals, plus ticket and hospitality sales.

Argentina's Lionel Messi celebrates after scoring his side's third goal in Sunday's dramatic decider.

Sun, 18 Dec, 2022 - 18:14

Ian Pecker

WORLD Cup champions Argentina earned just under €40m ($42m) for the national federation with Sunday's dramatic penalty shoot out win over France.

Didier Deschamps' France will get €28.5m from a FIFA prize fund of €415m. When they won the World Cup in 2018, the country’s federation got €36m from FIFA’s €375m prize fund.

Not all the money goes to players, but they are expected to get a good chunk of it. Kylian Mbappé, who became the first player since Geoff Hurst in 1966 to score a ha-trick in a World Cup final, was in line for a bonus of €554,000 had Les Blue retained the trophy.

Every national soccer federation gets at least €8m in prize money for playing at this year’s World Cup, plus €1.5m for each toward costs of preparing for the tournament.

Third-place team Croatia earned €25m in prize money. Morocco, which ended up in fourth, will be paid €23m. FIFA’s total revenue for the past four years was just over €7 billion, with most from broadcast and sponsorship deals, plus ticket and hospitality sales.