We break down the prize money on offer for teams participating in the new-look FIFA Club World Cup, which will take place between June 15 and July 13 2025.
The FIFA Club World Cup will provide plenty of opportunities for teams throughout world football to star in a new format for club football that will also pay handsomely, with all teams participating in the tournament getting a share of the money depending on their performances.
Read on as we examine the prize money on offer at the Club World Cup, and make sure to check out our guide to the FIFA Club World Cup fixtures and schedule.
How much prize money is on offer?
The total prize money on offer at the FIFA Club World Cup will be £775million, which will be split up among the teams,
£407million of the prize fund will be divided between all participating clubs while £368million will be awarded depending on their performances at the tournament.
This explains why world football’s biggest names have been desperate to get transfers and new managerial appointments sorted in time for this tournament, as it is extremely lucrative for clubs as well as enjoying the prestigious success that would come with winning the first edition of this event.
Who will be playing in the 2025 Club World Cup?
Entrants will come from all six of FIFA’s confederations: Asia, Africa, CONCACAF (North & Central America), CONMEBOL (South America), Oceania and Europe.
Manchester City and Chelsea are the English teams who will be competing at this tournament thanks to their wins in the Champions League over the last four seasons.
Other European teams have qualified through a ranking system determined by UEFA and relating to clubs’ performances over the four seasons.
How is the prize money distributed?
With such a whopping prize fund on offer, teams will be desperate to perform as well as possible on this stage. The portion of the payment received for taking part will be split up between each European team depending on the recent performances.
All other continents’ sides have set their payments, which are as follows:
- South America (Palmeiras, Flamengo, Botafogo Fluminense, River Plate and Boca Juniors) – £11.75m
- North, Central America and Caribbean (Monterrey, Pachuca, Inter Miami, Seattle Sounders and Los Angeles or Club America) – £7.38m
- Asia (Al Hilal, Urawa Red Diamonds, Ulsan HD and Al Ain) – £7.38m
- Africa (Al Ahly, Wydad AC, Esperance de Tunis and Mamelodi Sundowns) – £7.38m
- Oceania (Auckland City) – £2.76m
The European teams will receive some of the highest payments, the top-ranked team will get £29.51m while the lowest will get £9.89m.
Performances within the tournament then bring about their own payments. Each group stage win has a payout of £1.54m and will continue for the rest of the tournament as follows.
- Last 16 – £5.79m
- Quarter-finals – £10.14m
- Semi-finals – £16.22m
- Runner-up – £23.18m
- Winner – £30.91m
How much could teams win?
European teams look set to win the most, so the highest ranked teams could take home as much as £97m if they run out winners of the first FIFA Club World Cup.
