Argentina earn $42m for winning World Cup
Argentina took home a whopping $42m prize money for winning the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. The total prize money for participating teams at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar is a whopping $440 million. The 2022 tournament featured 32 teams from various countries across the globe. 13 countries from Europe, five African teams, four North American countries, four countries from South America and six countries from Asia. The teams that exited the World Cup at the group stage – Qatar, Ecuador, Wales, Iran, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, Denmark, Tunisia, Canada, Belgium, Germany, Costa Rica, Serbia, Cameroon, Ghana, Uruguay – all earned $9 million each The teams that made it through to the round of 16 – USA, Senegal, Australia, Poland, Spain, Japan, Switzerland, South Korea – all earned $13 million each While those that reached the quarter-finals -Brazil, Netherlands, Portugal, England – earned $17 million each. Fourth place team Morocco, earned $25 million. Third-placed team Croatia earned $27 mi...