Lusail, Qatar: The world will witness the clash of titans – France and Argentina – on December 18 when they face each other for the FIFA World Cup trophy.
With the final of the FIFA World Cup 2022 just two days away, football fans across the globe are excited as well as inquisitive about the prize money for the winners, runners-up and the teams reaching the semi-finals and quarters.
A report released on Friday says that the winner of the FIFA World Cup 2022 final will receive a whopping $42 million in prize, while the runner-up will earn $30 million. Together, the FIFA World Cup 2022 finalists will treasure $72 million in winnings. The team securing the third-place will receive $27 million, while the fourth-placed team will get $25 million.
This apart, Brazil, England, Portugal and Netherlands will earn $17 million each as they were among the last eight teams. The teams in round of 16 – USA, Poland, South Korea, Japan, Australia, Senegal, Australia, Spain, and Switzerland – will receive $13 million each.
Other teams that could not make it to the round of 16 – Qatar, Ecuador, Wales, Iran, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, Denmark, Tunisia, Canada, Belgium, Germany, Costa Rica, Serbia, Cameroon, Ghana, Uruguay – will be rewarded with $9 million each for participation in the group stages.
The FIFA World Cup 2022 finals will be held on December 18 wherein both Argentina and France will face each other for the trophy. Argentina won the trophy in 1978 and 1986, while France achieved glory in 1998 and 2018.
Argentina captain Lionel Messi has already announced that he would retire from international football for his nation after the World Cup final. If Argentina wins, it will be Messi’s first FIFA World Cup trophy win in his long career.
On the other hand, France’s Kylian Mbappe is aiming to win the second World Cup title of his career. He won the coveted trophy for his country in 2018.
