The worldcup dataset tells you who won. This one tells you what it paid.
What 2022 paid, team by team
Ranked by prize money, Qatar 2022 ran from Argentina's $42M for lifting the trophy down to $9M for each of the 16 teams knocked out in the group stage. Those 32 payouts sum to exactly the $440M published pool.
What each team takes home
FIFA splits the World Cup prize pool by how far you go. At Qatar 2022, that meant:
| Finish | Teams | Each earned |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1 | $42M |
| Runner-up | 1 | $30M |
| Third place | 1 | $27M |
| Fourth place | 1 | $25M |
| Quarter-finals (5th–8th) | 4 | $17M |
| Round of 16 (9th–16th) | 8 | $13M |
| Group stage (17th–32nd) | 16 | $9M |
Argentina's $42M down to $9M for each of the 16 teams that went home after the group stage. Those 32 cheques add up to exactly $440 million — the published prize pool. Every edition's per-team payouts sum to the official pool to the dollar (2010 $348M, 2014 $358M, 2018 $400M, 2022 $440M).
The winner's cheque keeps growing
| Edition | Winner gets | Total pool |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 South Africa | $30M | $348M |
| 2014 Brazil | $35M | $358M |
| 2018 Russia | $38M | $400M |
| 2022 Qatar | $42M | $440M |
| 2026 USA/CAN/MEX | $50M | $655M |
2026 is the big jump — a 48-team field, a $655M pool, and a brand-new Round-of-32 payout band. Each schedule sums to its pool too: 50+33+29+27 + 19×4 + 15×8 + 11×16 + 9×16 = $655M.
The gap the money exposes
Put the men's and women's prize pools side by side and the story is stark:
- The 2022 men's pool was $440M. The 2023 women's pool was $110M — a 4-to-1 gap.
- Women's World Cup prize money was $0 until 2007, then $5.8M (2007) → $30M (2019) → $110M (2023).
- FIFA has committed to prize-money parity by 2027 — which is why the women's 2027 row is a placeholder (target announced, figure to be confirmed).
Sources
- FIFA announcements — the per-position payout schedules for each edition (compiled via topendsports and contemporaneous reporting).
- FIFA final standings — top-four placements.
- Fjelstul World Cup Database — each team's furthest stage, used to place it in a payout band.