FIFA Council increases record financial distribution to all 48 Participating Member Associations at the FIFA World Cup 2026™
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The FIFA Council met ahead of the 76th FIFA Congress in Vancouver, Canada, a Host City for the FIFA World Cup 2026™, 44 days before the kick-off of the tournament.
Given the commercial success of FIFA’s flagship men’s tournament, the FIFA Council agreed to increase the resources to be distributed to all 48 participating teams by a further 15%, totalling USD 871 million. The increased pot will be broken down as follows:
Preparation money: increase from USD 1.5 million to USD 2.5 ...