Football – Women’s World Cup: $30,000 per player for the Australia-New Zealand match (FIFA).

FIFA announced Thursday that it will offer at least $30,000 (28,000 euros) to each of the 736 Women’s World Cup entrants in Australia and New Zealand, an unprecedented guarantee welcomed by players’ association FIFPro.
The World Football Association confirmed that the total prize money for the tournament had tripled (July 20 – August 20) compared to the 2019 edition in France, where 152 million dollars (141.8 million euros) were distributed in total, ten times more than its counterpart. 2015 World Cup in Canada.
But the novelty lies in the fact that part of this envelope is reserved to reward each player, rather than allowing the participating federations to use the endowment – at least $1.56m (€1.46m) guaranteed for each of the 32 eligible countries. – just as they see fit.
Players eliminated during the group stage will receive $30,000, amount increased to $60,000 for Final Eight, $90,000 for Quarter-Finalists, $165,000 for Small Final losers, $180,000 for Third, $195,000 for Finalists, $270,000 for Finalists for the final. future world champions.
In comparison, FIFA states that in its 2022 study of the salaries of professional players, the average annual wage was $14,000 (€13,000).
“They have listened to the voices of the players, and we have taken a step towards greater gender equality at the highest level in our sport,” FIFPro rejoiced in a press release, recalling the fall mobilization. Another of the more than 150 international so that at least 30% of the federations’ allocation is awarded directly to the players.
Besides the “Performance-Based Fund” ($110m) to participating nations – confederations and players – FIFA will distribute $30.7m to prepare for tournaments and $11.5m to clubs that release their international players.

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