US$42 million: The prize money awarded to the team that wins it all. FIFA allows each team to decide what share of the purse players receive. US$60 million: The reported annual value of Nike’s deal to sponsor the French Football Federation. Nike has deals of various sizes with 13 nations in the 32-team field, the most of any apparel brand. Seven teams will wear Adidas’ gear and six will wear Puma. New Balance, Hummel, Kappa, Majid, Marathon and One All Sports sponsor one nation each. US$209 million: The amount that soccer clubs around the world receive from a fund set aside by FIFA to reward them for developing players who play in the tournament for their national teams. The amount is approximately US$10,000 per day per player. The fund has tripled since the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. US$277 million: The widely reported amount David Beckham was paid by Qatar to serve as an ambassador for the 2022 World Cup, paid out in installments over 10 years. US$440 million: The total prize pool for the 2022 World Cup, up from US$400 million in 2018. By comparison, the 2019 Women’s World Cup prize pool was US$30 million. US$1.7 billion: The costs covered by FIFA for this year’s World Cup, with the largest expenditures being prize money, operational expenses like hospitality and logistics (US$322 million), and TV operations (US$247 million). US$4.7 billion: FIFA’s expected revenue from the World Cup, according to its 2022 budget. TV broadcast rights account for US$2.64 billion and marketing rights bring in another US$1.35 billion, while ticket sales and hospitality rights add up to US$500 million.(SD-Agencies) |