FIFA World Cup 2022: How much prize money will the teams earn at marquee event?

FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 is biggest talking point currently for sporting world, as marquee football event hes into semifinals. While tournament has witnessed several upsets so far, it was also seen impressive play by underdogs Morocco and Croatia. Croatia will lock horns with Lionel Messi-led Argentina in semifinals on Tuesday night, while Morocco will face defending champions France in semifinals on Wednesday night.

Meanwhile, world football governing body FIFA anunced a total prize pool of USD 440 million earlier this year. four semifinalists are alrey guaranteed to win USD 25 million each. team finishing fourth in tournament will earn USD 25 million, while whoever finishes third in competition will get USD 27 million. winners of qurennial showpiece event will receive a whopping amount of USD 42 million, while team finishing second will get USD 30 million.

Position-wise division of FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Prize Money

• 1st prize - $42 million / INR 347 crore
• 2nd prize -$30 million / INR 248 crore
• 3rd prize - $27 million / INR 223 crore
• 4th prize - $25 million / INR 206 crore
• 5th - 8th (Teams exiting from quarterfinals) - $17 million / INR 140 crore
• 9th - 16th (Teams exiting from round of 16) - $13 million each / INR 107 crore
• 17th - 32nd (Team exiting in group st) - $9 million each / 74 crore

Alongside aforementioned prize money, FIFA provided each team with an amount of USD 1.5 million to cover initial expenditures ahe of tournament. Meanwhile, USD 42 million prize money for winners is USD 4 million more than what defending champions France received in 2018. Here’s a look at remaining fixtures at FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022.

• Semifinal 1: Argentina vs Croatia on Wednesday, December 13, 12:30 AM at Lusail Stium
• Semifinal 2: France vs Morocco on Thursday, December 15, 12:30 AM at Al Bayt Stium
• Third place playoff: On Saturday, December 17, 8:30 PM at Khalifa International Stium
• FIFA World Cup 2022 Final: On Sunday, December 18, 8:30 PM at Lusail Stium