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The final of FIFA World Cup 2026 will be played between Argentina and Spain. This match will start at 12:30 pm on 20th July Indian time. This is the first time in the history of the World Cup that the teams of Argentina and Spain will be clashing in the final. The clash between 39 year old Lionel Messi and 19 year old Lamin Yamal will be making this title clash memorable.
Football is the most followed sport in the world, so obviously a lot of money is at stake in the FIFA World Cup. Do you know that FIFA had kept a record prize pool of 871 million dollars for the 2026 World Cup. The champion will get more than 400 crore Indian rupees as reward.
Prize pool of Rs 83,866 crore
FIFA had set a prize pool of 871 million dollars for the World Cup 2026. This amount is equivalent to approximately 83,866 crore Indian rupees. This time the number of teams was increased from 32 to 48 and the prize pool was increased by 50 percent as compared to earlier.
Money will rain on the champion
The final of the World Cup 2026 will be played between Argentina and Spain. The team that wins the final will get 50 million dollars, which is equivalent to approximately Rs 481 crore in Indian currency. The runner-up team will get $33 million. The third place team will get $29 million and the fourth place team will get $27 million.
- Champion – Rs 481 crore
- Runner up – Rs 317 crore
- Third place – Rs 279 crore
- Fourth place – Rs 259 crore
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no one will return empty handed
Let us tell you that before the start of the World Cup, all 48 teams had received an amount of 2.5 million dollars for preparation. Every team playing in the World Cup will definitely get at least 10 million dollars, which is equivalent to approximately Rs 96.2 crore.
The four teams which reached the quarterfinals but could not make it to the semi-finals will receive an amount of $19 million each. At the same time, each team ranked 9th to 16th will get $15 million, each team ranked 17th to 32nd will get $11 million and the teams that could not advance beyond the group stage will also get $10 million. This does not include the $2.5 million that the teams received for preparation.
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