World Cup money: FC Bayern in 3rd place – collect 27 clubs from Germany

FIFA releases figures

FC Bayern collects around 3.89 million euros for the secondment of its players for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. This means that the German record champions will receive the third-highest amount among the 440 beneficiaries. Only the English triple champion Manchester City with 4.13 million euros and the Spanish champions FC Barcelona with 4.08 million euros get more money from the FIFA pot. This emerges from the figures published by the world association FIFA on Thursday.

In Germany, all 18 Bundesliga clubs and nine second division clubs can look forward to a severance payment. With Ao Tanaka (24) from Fortuna Düsseldorf, Gaël Ondoua (27) from Hannover 96 and Jackson Irvine (30) from FC St. Pauli, there were only three then professionals from the lower house at the World Cup in Qatar, but the money is pro Players split between the clubs where the player has previously been under contract in the past two seasons. Six other clubs from the 2nd Bundesliga, such as HSV or SC Paderborn, will also benefit.

After FC Bayern, Borussia Dortmund received the most money of the 27 German clubs with EUR 2.22 million and RB Leipzig with EUR 1.97 million. Borussia Mönchengladbach (EUR 1.66 million) and Eintracht Frankfurt (EUR 1.52 million) also break the million mark. “The Club Involvement Program is a prime example of how club football benefits from the FIFA World Cup,” said FIFA President Gianni Infantino.

World Cup funds: Germany around FC Bayern and BVB behind England and Spain

For 837 World Cup players, the world association pays out a total of almost 188 million euros to the clubs. 9,835 euros are paid per player and day. The lion’s share of the total sum of around €142.7 million goes to 275 UEFA clubs. The top earners in Europe are the English clubs with 33.9 million euros. With 18.9 million euros, the DFB ranks third behind Spain (21.7 million euros).

For the upcoming World Cup tournaments in 2026 and 2030, the payment from the world association to the clubs will increase to 319 million euros each. However, the number of participating nations will increase from 32 to 48 at the next finals in three years’ time in the USA, Canada and Mexico.

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