You’ve probably heard many times by now that the pot for teams who took part in the FIFA Club World Cup stood at $1 billion. But recently, we learned the breakdown for those teams — and just how much Chelsea captured for winning it all.
This is how Club World Cup teams split the billion dollar prize purse
A rundown of what each team who participated in FIFA’s revamped tournament walked away with
According to estimates from the Athletic, the Blues took home about $114.6 million from winning it. The split, while unknown, in terms of the club’s distribution to the players after taking its cut, still should’ve still found Chelsea’s the 26-man roster receiving a strong payday.
For Paris St. Germain, runners-up in the tournament, leading America an estimated $106.9 million richer should’ve helped the sting a bit. Following those two clubs, however there was a noticeable drop in earnings among the teams, though non-European sides still benefited from taking part.
Brazilian side Fluminense, one of the last teams non-European teams left standing captured an estimated $60.8 million for getting to the semifinal rounds.
Knockout round clubs collected moderate paydays, particularly teams that weren’t necessarily projected to have gotten as far as they did. For example, Major League Soccer’s Inter Miami collected an estimated $21.1 million, the same as Concacaf colleagues Monterrey, of Mexico’s Liga MX.
According to an ESPN report, Major League Soccer’s players association secured a larger bag for the teams that took part in the tournament. Still it’s relative to what’s earned. If the Athletic numbers are accurate it would mean that just a quarter of the prize winnings is divvied up by team. For example, its been reported that Miami’s players earned a split of just $4.7 million for getting to the round of 16.
And then there were the teams that barely made enough to justify coming to the tournament. For example, New Zealand’s Auckland City earned just $4.6 million as a club. Wydad AC, a team with of the most passionate fanbases of the tournament, earned just $9.6 million, the same as MLS’ Seattle Sounders, one of three MLS clubs in the tournament, alongside Miami and Los Angeles Football Club which earned an estimated $10.6 million.
ESPN reported that FIFA gave out $1 million to teams for a draw, $2 million for a win and an $7.5 millon incentives for those who made it out what ultimately were tough groups.
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