FIFA World Cup 2022 Prize Money: This Is The Amount France, Argentina, Others Are Likely To Take Home

Lots more at stake other than the prestigious FIFA World Cup trophy when Argentina take on France in the final on December 18 (Sunday).

Argentina will take on France for the final showdown at the Lusail Stadium in Qatar on Sunday (December 18.) ( Image Source :Philip FONG / AFP )

The FIFA World Cup 2022 is all set for a grand finale at the Lusail Stadium in Qatar on Sunday (December 18). The two best teams in the competition, despite having their share of vulnerabilities, have made it to the the summit clash as Argentina take on France for the final showdown. Both teams are looking to get their names etched in the history books. 

While Argentina would want to win it for their star forward and legendary footballer Lionel Messi, France can become the first team since Brazil in 1962 to win successive World Cup titles. Other than the prestigious FIFA World Cup trophy, there is a huge prize money at stake as well.

It is worth highlighting that FIFA had announced earlier this year that they have allocated $440 million in prize money for the 2022 edition of the quadrennial event, a $40m increase from the previous edition of the competition in Russia.

As per several media reports including the one carried by the Economic Times, the winner of the FIFA World Cup 2022 final is set to get a massive amount of $42 million. Meanwhile, the team that finishes second in the competition will also get a whopping prize money of $30 million, implying a total of $72 million of prize money for the finalists. The team that wins the match between Croatia and Morocoo and finishes third will get $27 million as prize money while the side that comes fourth will get $25 million.

Prize money also for quarter-finalists, Round of 16 and group stage participation

That's not all as even the teams that reached the quarter finals of the tournament or the Round of 16 or participated in the Group Stage matches will also not return empty handed. While Brazil, Netherlands, Portugal and England are set to earn $17 million each for qualifying for the quarterfinal stage of the competition,  USA, Senegal, Australia, Poland, Spain, Japan, Switzerland and South Korea will receive another $13 million each.

Qatar, Ecuador, Wales, Iran, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, Denmark, Tunisia, Canada, Belgium, Germany, Costa Rica, Serbia, Cameroon, Ghana and Uruguay- the teams that failed to progress beyond the group stage will also receive $9 million each for qualifying for the tournament and participating in the group stage fixtures.