KOLKATA, India — The 2018 World Cup champion will get $38 million from a prize fund FIFA has increased by 12 per cent to $400 million. Three years ago, World Cup champion Germany received $35 million and runner-up Argentina got $25 million. The quarterfinalists will each get $16 million, also a $2 million increase, and teams eliminated in the last 16 get a $3 million increase to $12 million. The prize fund comes from World Cup revenues that FIFA has projected to exceed $5 billion despite stalled sales of sponsorships amid Swiss and American corruption investigations. The Intercontinental Cup was formally replaced in 2005 by the Club World Cup for all continental champions.

Source: National Post October 27, 2017 11:25 UTC