How Prize Money Will Be Distributed At The World Cup

While the 32 teams involved in the FIFA World Cup will be aiming to go as far as possible and achieve success on the pitch, they will also be battling for a sizeable pot of prize money. Late last year, FIFA announced the amount of prize money available for the tournament in Russia and it’s at record levels once again. Excluding the Club Benefit and Protection Programmes, prize money this year stands at $400 million, an increase on 2014’s $358 million.

The following infographic provides an overview of how the performance-based prize money will be distributed. When Germany won the trophy in 2014, it was awarded $35 million. This year, the eventual winner in Russia will receive even more, $38 million. The runner-up will get $28 million while third place will receive $24 million.

Harry Kane – The World’s Most Expensive Footballer?

According to CIES Football Observatory Harry Kane now tops the transfer values becoming the world’s most expensive soccer/football player. He is joined by Neymar Junior (2nd), Lionel Messi (4th) and fellow Tottenham player Dele Alli (6th). Interestingly Ronaldo comes in at number 24.

Here is the top twenty, click here for the full list.

The CIES Football Observatory is a research group within the International Centre for Sports Studies (CIES), an independent study centre located in Neuchâtel, Switzerland. The CIES Football Observatory specialises in the statistical analysis of football. It was created in 2005 by Dr. Raffaele Poli and Dr. Loïc Ravenel.