FIFA has announced the prize pool for the upcoming FIFA Club World Cup, set to be played in 2025. The tournament is set to be played from June 15 to July 15 in America. The winner of this year’s edition will receive $125 million as cash prize. Apart from that, FIFA has also revealed that all the 32 participating nations will get $1 billion each.
“The distribution model of the FIFA Club World Cup reflects the pinnacle of club football and represents the biggest-ever prize money for a football tournament comprising a seven-match group stage and playoff format with a potential payout of USD 125 million foreseen for the winners," FIFA President Gianni Infantino was quoted as saying by News18.
“Not only that, but FIFA will neither retain any funding for this tournament, as all revenues will be distributed to club football, nor will it touch FIFA’s reserves, which are set aside for global football development through the 211 FIFA Member Associations,” Infantino further said.
FIFA Club World Cup set to be held after every four years
Along with the prize money, FIFA has also announced that the Club World Cup will take place after every four years. A total 32 nations will participate in the tournament. However, with the expansion of the tournament in different parts of the world, the fans also came up with different type of criticism related to player welfare and fitness especially in Europe.
Notably, the prize pool for the upcoming FIFA Club World Cup is higher than that of the previous edition. Comparing it with the FIFA World Cup, total prize money in the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar was $440 million. Meanwhile, the prize money for the 2023 Women’s FIFA World Cup in Zealand and Australia, it was $110 million.
