The team winning the World Cup will get almost RM100 million
For South Africa 2010, the total prize money is USD420 million, an increase of 60% compared to the 2006 edition.
Before the tournament even started, each of the 32 countries received USD1 million to pay for “preparation costs.”
The 16 teams failing to advance beyond the group stage will get USD8 million each.
The 8 teams failing to advance beyond the round of 16 will get USD9 million each.
The 4 teams failing to advance beyond the quarterfinals will get USD14 million each.
The 4th placed team will get USD18 million.
The 3rd placed team will get USD20 million. Now I understand the significance of the 3rd-4th place match. Some said it was meaningless, but is the USD2 million difference meaningless?! At least it would buy new office furniture at the FA’s office.
The World Cup 2010 runnerup will get USD24 million.
The World Cup 2010 winner will get USD30 million, which is about RM100 million.
Some might say: RM100 million only? Bookies in Malaysia alone made an estimated RM300 million in the first 10 days of the 2010 tournament!
And one wonders how much the players would actually get from those amounts.
In addition, FIFA paid a total of USD40 million to the clubs of the players who represented their countries. Why? This is to cover any financial costs of injuries to the players during the tournament. I suppose this would also apply to players not playing for any European clubs.
