mArgentina were crowned with the ultimate glory at the 2022 FIFA World Cup, as Lionel Messi finally led his country to their third, and his first ever world title. The ecstasy around the sight of the seven-time Ballon d’Or winner, and perhaps the greatest footballer on the planet lifting the World Cup trophy, in his last ever appearance at the tournament was unmatchable on the night. The closest any experience comes around it is the final itself which was played between Argentina and France.
After an end-to-end, chilling finale ended in 3-3 stalemate after 120 minutes, the penalties finally gave us a winner in Argentina. Meanwhile, as much excitement as the final gave us, the whole tournament in itself too pulled a rabbit out of its hat on every matchday. The likes of Germany, Belgium, Uruguay were headed from the group stage itself, whereas Brazil, England and Portugal too were sent packing earlier than expected. And now about the money figures, here’s how much every team walked away with in their purse.
The prize money every team won at the 2022 FIFA World Cup
Firstly about the prize money itself, a whopping $42 million was up for the grabs for the champion, with the runner-up pocketing $30 million. The group stage participants received $9 million each, with the 16 teams qualifying for the Round of 16 getting an extra $4 million, with the same bonus for the quarterfinalists. Finally, a total of $25 million for the fourth place and $27 million for the third place.
| Round | Prize Money |
| Group Stages | $9M |
| Round of 16 | $13M |
| Quarterfinal | $17M |
| Fourth Place | $25M |
| Third Place | $27M |
| Runner-Up | $30M |
| Winner | $42M |
Starting with the champions of the 2022 FIFA World Cup Argentina, Lionel Messi and co took home $42 million alongside their winners’ medal and the coveted trophy. On the other hand, beaten finalists France walked home with $30 million in their pockets. Croatia, who bagged back-to-back podium finishes at FIFA World Cup finals for the first time in their history by finishing second in 2018, and third this year, received $27 million.
Morocco, the first ever African nation to reach the semifinals in the history of the tournament also won a significant $25 million, after they failed to win their third-place play-off against Croatia and finished fourth. Meanwhile, the likes of the quarterfinalists who failed to make it through to the semifinals, Brazil, England, Portugal and the Netherlands will receive $17 million each.
Round of 16 departees in the USA, Australia, Japan, South Korea, Poland, Senegal, Spain and Switzerland were handed $13 million each. Meanwhile, some of the giants of the game like Germany and Uruguay, who have won the competition six times combined [Germany 4 titles, Uruguay 2 titles] had to face an exit in the group stage itself. Alongside the other 14 teams who bid adieu from the group stages, Germany and Uruguay earned a prize money of only $9 million. Here is the full breakdown of the prize money won by each team at the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
| Round | Team | Prize Money |
| Champion | Argentina | $42M |
| Runner-up | France | $30M |
| Third-place | Croatia | $27M |
| Fourth | Morocco | $25M |
| Quarterfinals | Brazil, England, Portugal, the Netherlands | $17M |
| Round of 16 | the USA, Australia, Japan, South Korea, Poland, Senegal, Spain, Switzerland | $13M |
| Group Stage | Qatar, Ecuador, Iran, Wales, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, Denmark, Germany, Costa Rica, Belgium, Canada, Cameroon, Serbia, Uruguay, Ghana | $9M |