Record prize money: This is how much the ÖFB can earn at the World Cup

As before, each association will receive 1.5 million dollars as financial support for the costs of preparing for the tournament in North America. There will be a total of nine million if the final destination is after the group games.

In the case of promotion to Round of 16 FIFA adds two million dollars. The ÖFB team would receive a total of $11 million to advance. There will then be a total of 15 million for reaching the round of 16.

Increase of 50 percent

“The 2026 FIFA World Cup will also be groundbreaking in terms of its financial contribution to the global football community,” FIFA President Gianni Infantino was quoted as saying in a statement. At the World Cup in Qatar 2022 The world association distributed prize money totaling $440 million to the 32 participating countries at the time. FIFA therefore highlighted an increase of 50 percent.

Austria competes in the USA, Canada and Mexico for the first time at a World Cup since 1998. In the group phase, the ÖFB team will face the defending champions Argentina, Algeria and Jordan.