How much money will the teams that do not make it out of the group stage win?

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June 26, 2026June 26, 2026By Mario Vásquez

The group stage The 2026 World Cup will conclude next Saturday, June 27, and will leave the first 16 teams eliminated from the tournament defined, after failing to get past the first round, as already happened with Jordan. Curacao, PanamaTürkiye, Tunisia, Qatar, Haiti and Czech Republic, the first 8 teams to be left out of the championship.

Given this situation, the International Association Football Federation (FIFA) detailed the economic structure of the contest, which this year raises its total prize fund to US$871 millionamount that will be distributed among the 48 qualified teams, including those that are eliminated in the first phase of this World Cup.

According to what was stated by the American television network cnnthis figure reflects significant commercial growth and exceeds 50% the budget for the edition of Taste in it 2022. For this reason, the World Cup with more participants and the largest number of matches in history will also be the one that more money will distribute

Of all that money, US$1 million (Q7 million 630 thousand) will go to each qualified team to cover the costs of preparing for the tournament, and the rest will be distributed according to the final position of each team in the World Cup, which will conclude next Sunday July 19 with the grand final at MetLife Stadium, in New Jersey.

Money for those eliminated

According to the American television channel TUDNthe 2026 World Cup champion will receive US$50 million (Q381 million 640 thousand), an increase of US$8 million regarding the US$42 millions who received the selection of Argentina for winning the 2022 World Cup in Qatar after beating France in the penalty shootout.

The runner-up will receive US$33 millionwhile the teams that reach third and fourth places will receive US$29 million and US$27 millionrespectively. Therefore, the disaggregation guarantees tiered payments for all levels of competence, including US$19 million for countries that do not advance beyond the quarterfinals.

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Faced with this scenario, the teams that are eliminated in the round of 16 will receive US$15 million (Q114 million 492 thousand), while the teams eliminated in the round of 32 will get US$11 million (Q83 million 960 thousand). For their part, those who do not make it through the group stage will receive US$9 millions just for participating.

Such is the case of Haiti and Tunisia, two teams that lost their three games and did not add any points in the 2026 World Cup. Even so, they will receive Q68 million 678 thousandjust like Curaçao, Qatar and Czech Republicthree teams that fought to qualify for the round of 32 until the last minute of the third round.

Those classified to the sixteenth

Of the 32 selections who will participate in the round of 32 of this 2026 World Cup, so far fourteen have already secured their seat in the next round: GermanySouth Africa, CanadaNetherlands, MoroccoUSA, BrazilJapan, MexicoIvory Coast, Argentina,Australia, Swiss and Bosnia and Herzegovina.

However, only four keys have been confirmed so far: South Africa against Canada, in Los Angeles; US vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina, in San Francisco; Brazil against Japan, in Houstonand the Netherlands against Morocco, in Monterey. The other teams must wait for the competition to completely conclude. group stage.

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