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Originally Posted by undercoverbrother
Sorry.
Do you know if the player got paid at the World Cup in 2004?
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Team Canada got 1 million for winning, don't know how they divided it.
which is peanuts right? You can call FIFA crooks if you want but this summer's World Cup total prize money is $576 million dollars.
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The 32 teams at this year's World Cup finals will share a total fund of $576 million, including a prize-money pot of $358m with the winners taking home $35m.
The runners-up in Brazil will pocket $25m, while the third-placed team will take home $22m and the fourth-placed team $20m. The four teams eliminated in the quarter-finals will leave with $14m; teams in the last 16 will receive $9m; and those eliminated in the first round will get $8m.
In addition, each of the 32 finalists will receive $1.5m for their "preparation costs".
There will also be awards of $70m for the clubs whose players are taking part in the World Cup and, in addition to that, $20m will be given as a legacy to Brazilian football.
The grand total of $576m includes a figure of $100m available as insurance for players injured while playing for their national teams, known as the club protection programme.
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This is why soccer works and hockey doesn't