At the club World Cup, FIFA will distribute prize money of $ 1 billion (930 million euros) to the clubs in summer. This was announced by the World Football Association after a meeting of the Council on Wednesday (05.03.2025). According to FIFA, a solidarity contribution for clubs worldwide is planned that do not take part in the tournament.
So far, FIFA has given only a few information to finance the mega event in the USA, and sponsors were recently presented occasionally. How much the individual teams receive alone for participating in the tournament and how the prize money is distributed was also left open.
As the British newspaper “The Independent” reports, the funds estimated for the participation should not be distributed evenly among the 32 clubs – but should be staggered after confederations. Several hundred million US dollars are paid dependent on sporting performance.
Europe with twelve teams
“All income from the tournament is distributed to the participating clubs and as solidarity contributions to club football all over the world. Not a single dollar remains with FIFA”President Gianni Infantino was quoted in the association announcement: “The FIFA reserves intended for global football funding remain untouched.”
In total, FIFA expects $ two billion to revenue from the widened club World Cup.
The club World Cup will be held for the first time as a four-week mega event (June 14th to July 13th). Europe provides the biggest contingent with twelve teams, from the Bundesliga Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund.
For comparison: The prize money for the 2022 men’s World Cup in Qatar was $ 440 million, which was $ 110 million for the 2023 women World Cup in New Zealand and Australia. The Champions League of the European Football Union (UEFA), which will be held in a new format with 36 clubs this season, releases a total of 2.47 billion euros.
Women’s club World Cup postponed
In addition, the FIFA Council, to which DFB President Bernd Neuendorf also belongs, postponed the planned first edition of the Women’s Club World Cup from 2026 to 2028. This was “after intensive consultations with the confederations and key players, the world association said. 19 teams take part in the tournament, including six from Europe.