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How Much Will Spain Earn for Winning 2023 Women’s World Cup?
Edwin Kiplagat
updated at August 20, 2023 at 12:17 PM
In this article:
- The prize money at the 2023 Women's World Cup has gone up from $30 million in 2019 to $110mil
- Equal pay in men's and women's football has been a bone of contention for years and debate rages
- Sports Brief breaks down what every team and player will take home per round of the FIFA WWC
The 2023 Women's World Cup has been entertaining so far. Title holders, the USA, have already been knocked out and underdogs have made this year's showpiece more intriguing.
Like any other international tournament, national pride is always at stake and other than that, players always have an eye on the prize money - which is three times more than what was offered in 2019.
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Salaries in women's football have been a hot topic for years and continue to dominate headlines.
Female players have had disputes with their federations over equal pay compared to their male counterparts in the lead-up to this year's tournament.
The total prize pool for the Women's World Cup is only $110 million compared to the $440mil for the 2022 men's tournament.
Before the tournament in New Zealand and Australia, FIFA president, Gianni Infantino, said the prize money would be distributed to federations rather than directly to players and every player will get at least $30,000.
"So whatever payments we do will be through the associations, and then the associations will make the relevant payments to their own players," the world football chief said via ESPN.
Infantino also told the FIFA Congress in March that they were looking to offer equal prize money in the 2026 men's and 2027 women's World Cup tournaments.
However, he explained broadcasters offered less money for the women's tournament compared to the men's.
"Broadcasters and sponsors have to do more," Infantino added. "FIFA is receiving between 10 and 100 times inferior offers for the Women's World Cup."
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The prize money in the last five editions are as follows 2023: $110mil, 2019: $30mil, 2015: $15mil, 2011: $7.5mil, and 2007: 5.8 million, per Optus Sport.
What each WWC team earns
Every team exiting the group stage of the Women's World Cup will make $1,560,000.
Stage | Prize money |
Group stage | $1,560,000 |
Round of 16 | $1,870,000 |
Quarter-final | $2,180,000 |
Fourth place | $2,455,000 |
Third place | $2,610,000 |
Runners-up | $3,015,000 |
Winner | $4,290,000 |
What every WWC player makes
All 732 players will take home at least $30,000, while those on the winning team will get $270,000.
Stage | Prize money |
Group stage | $30,000 |
Round of 16 | $60,000 |
Quarter-final | $90,000 |
Fourth | $165,000 |
Third place | $180,000 |
Runners-up | $195,000 |
Champions | $270,000 |
Earnings from 2022 World Cup
The 32 teams at the men's 2022 World Cup in Qatar shared a pool of $440mil in FIFA prize money. Argentina received a staggering $42mil - $4mil more compared to the 2018 tournament in Russia.
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Position | Prize money |
Group stage | $9 million |
Round of 16 | $13 million |
Quarter-final | $17 million |
Fourth place | $25 million |
Third-place | $27 million |
Runners-up | $30 million |
Champions | $42 million |
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