Qatar: What World Cup Winner, Argentina Will Get

The FIFA World Cup in Qatar was concluded on the 18th of December 2022 after a dramatic match between Argentina and France.

Argentina had defeated the French side after a penalty shoot-out, with France losing out on their opportunity to retain the cup.

However, there are financial gains for both teams that booked a place in the finals of the Qatar 2022 World Cup.

Naija News gathered that the World Cup has a total prize pool of $72 million.

Argentina which emerged winner on Sunday will receive the highest prize in the competition, $42 million, while the runner-up, France will take home $30 million.

FIFA allotted $440 million in prize money for this World Cup, with teams receiving progressively larger sums according to how far they advanced in the competition.

France which won the 2018 FIFA world cup received $38 million in prize money, making this year’s championship the greatest sum of money FIFA has ever awarded.

The prize money given to the winning team increased from $8 million in 2002 to $20 million in 2006, a $4 million increase, not even the biggest so far.

The World Cup winner today receives an overall sum that is more than five times greater than it was 2 Decades ago.