209 million dollars were allocated for these purposes.
At the World Cup in Qatar, FIFA set a record compensation payment to clubs for the participation of their players in the tournament. For these purposes, the International Football Federation allocated 209 million dollars. We tell you who received and how much.
Europe is out of competition
Expectedly, UEFA clubs received the largest number of payments – almost $160 million. But in second place, which is quite interesting, is the Asian Football Confederation, whose clubs received more than $ 20 million in compensation. Let’s note more than a modest indicator of the Oceania Football Confederation – 100 thousand dollars.
| Confederation | Amount (million dollars) |
| UEFA | 158.9 |
| AFC | 23.8 |
| CONCACAF | 15.5 |
| CONMEBOL | 5.8 |
| CAF | 4.6 |
| OFC | 0.1 |
As in the coefficient table
If we talk about countries, then in Europe everything is in accordance with the UEFA rating. The countries of the “big five” are seriously ahead of both their “colleagues” on the continent and representatives of other confederations. England are in the lead with a total of almost $38m, six times more than clubs in the Netherlands, for example. At the same time, we note the absence in the TOP-15 countries of the 2022 world champion – Argentina, as well as Brazil. But there is Türkiye, whose team did not make it to the World Cup.
Well, let’s be happy for Saudi Arabia and Qatar, which bypassed, for example, Belgium and Portugal.
| A country | Amount (million dollars) | |
| England | 37.7 | |
| Spain | 24.2 | |
| Germany | 21 | |
| Italy | 18.7 | |
| France | 16.6 | |
| Netherlands | 6.6 | |
| Saudi Arabia | 6.6 | |
| Qatar | 6.3 | |
| Portugal | 6.3 | |
| Belgium | 5.6 | |
| USA | 5.4 | |
| Mexico | 4.7 | |
| Türkiye | 3.7 | |
| Costa Rica | 3.4 | |
| South Korea | 3.4 |
Ajax is trending
If we talk about clubs, then Manchester City received the most payments from FIFA for the participation of its players in the World Cup. The townspeople are 100 thousand ahead of Barcelona, which is in second position, and Bavaria is 300 thousand ahead. In general, almost everything in the TOP 10 is predictable, although Ajax’s performance cannot be ignored: the Amsterdam club received $ 3.5 million for the participation of its players in the 2022 World Cup, ahead of, for example, the much richer and more powerful Chelsea, Man United and Juvenuts.
| Club | Amount (million dollars) |
| Manchester city | 4.6 |
| Barcelona | 4.5 |
| Bavaria | 4.3 |
| Real | 3.8 |
| PSG | 3.8 |
| ajax | 3.5 |
| Chelsea | 3.3 |
| Manchester United | 3.3 |
| Atlético | 3.2 |
| juventus | 3 |
Source: Sportarena
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