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Prince J. Grimes

World Cup Final 2023: How much money does the winning team get paid?

The prize pool for the 2023 World Cup is more than three times what it was four years ago thanks to a new pay structure announced by FIFA in June.

Each of the 32 teams that qualified for the World Cup will receive a minimum of $1.56 million, with payments increasing the further teams make it in the tournament, up to $4.29 million for the champion, as USA TODAY Sports explained.

Each World Cup player gets at least $30,000, with those payments similarly increasing throughout the knockout rounds. Round of 16 players get $60,000 each, quarterfinalists get $90,000, semifinalists get $165,000, runners-up get $195,000 and each player on the championship roster receives $270,000.

These funds are paid to each team’s federation, which is expected to pass the money to the players.

Between player and team payouts, the World Cup champions will receive a total of $10.5 million, which is more than double the $4 million paid to the U.S. women in 2019.

However, despite the increase to a $152 million prize pool this year, FIFA still has work to do to make up the gender pay gap. The pool for the men’s tournament last year was $440 million.

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