Overview
- The USMNT’s 4-1 loss to Belgium on Monday night triggered FIFA’s $16 million Round-of-16 payout that will be processed under the 2022 collective bargaining agreements.
- Under those CBAs U.S. Soccer retains 20 percent of any FIFA prize, with the remaining 80 percent split evenly between the men’s and women’s 26-player pools.
- After the federation’s cut the men’s run produces about $12.8 million for players to split, yielding roughly $6.4 million per team or about $246,000 per player based on 26-person rosters.
- The $6.4 million earmarked for the USWNT will sit in an interest-bearing account until the women qualify for the 2027 World Cup and their roster is confirmed, with accrued interest split under the same terms.
- The revenue-sharing rule grew out of the USWNT’s long legal and labor campaign that led to the 2022 settlement and CBAs and it also applies reciprocally to funds the women’s team earns in 2027.