In addition to winning the 2026 World Cup title, Spain received an important financial reward. The team led by Luis de la Fuente obtained $50 million dollars after beating Argentina 1-0 in the final played at MetLife Stadium, a figure that made this edition the one that delivered the largest prize pool in the history of the World Cup.

Ferran Torres' goal in extra time defined the championship and also the economic difference between the champion and the runner-up. While the Spanish team received $50 million dollars, the Argentine team took home $33 million for finishing in second place.

FIFA increased the prize pool for the 2026 World Cup

Before the start of the tournament, FIFA confirmed that the 2026 World Cup would distribute a total purse of $871 million, of which around $655 million was allocated to sports prizes and the rest was distributed between logistics and preparation funds for the federations.

The increase responded to the expansion of the tournament to 48 teams, the growth of commercial revenue and the new competition format, which included an additional round of direct elimination and a total of 104 matches played in the United States, Mexico and Canada.

How much money did Spain earn for being champion of the 2026 World Cup?

The financial difference between lifting the trophy and finishing as runner-up was $17 million.

Spain received $50 million dollars, while Argentina received $33 million after losing the final.

The prize for the champion also exceeded that awarded in the previous edition, when the Argentine team received $42 million after winning the title in Qatar 2022.

This is how the prizes for the World champions grew

The evolution of financial incentives reflects the increase in income generated by the World Cup in recent years.

All teams received income for participating

In addition to the awards for sports performance, the 48 qualified teams had a preparation fund of $10.5 million dollars per federation.

The teams eliminated in the group stage obtained $9 million for sports performance, so their total income reached $10.5 million when adding support for preparation.

The teams eliminated in the round of 32 received $11 million, while those who were eliminated in the round of 16 received $15 million.

The teams that reached the quarterfinals secured $19 million, an amount that rose to $20.5 million when considering the preparation fund.

Economic prizes for the 2026 World Cup: how much each team received according to their position

FIFA distributed the financial prizes as follows:

Awards received by the last World Champions

This is how the financial reward for the World Cup champion teams evolved: