Overview
- FIFA’s Council in Vancouver on Tuesday approved a 15% increase in distributions to the 48 participating teams, lifting the total pot to $871 million.
- Each team’s preparation money rises to $2.5 million from $1.5 million, and the base payment for teams that do not advance increases to $10 million from $9 million.
- FIFA said teams will also receive subsidies for delegation costs and a larger allocation of tickets worth more than $16 million in total.
- The move follows months of warnings from several national associations that long travel, differing tax rules, and higher local prices in the United States, Canada, and Mexico could wipe out team budgets.
- FIFA points to record revenues projected for the 2023–2026 cycle, with Reuters reporting estimates around $13 billion, after it had already set a record package in December that included $50 million for the champions and $33 million for the runners-up.