ARGENTINA will receive £34.5MILLION for lifting the World Cup in Qatar.
Lionel Messi inspired his country to a third title on Sunday night as they beat France on penalties after an iconic 3-3 draw over 120 minutes.
The triumph means they will now help themselves to a HUGE prize pot of nearly £35m.
That is an increase of more than £3m from four years ago when France claimed the trophy in Russia.
And Les Bleus’ dramatic defeat this time around means they are set to receive £10m less than Argentina.
There is much more of a disparity when it comes to the financial reward between first and second compared with second and third.
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France’s £24m is only a touch more than third-place Croatia’s £22m and fourth-place Morocco’s £21m.
But the prize pot then drops significantly once more for those who were beaten quarter-finalists.
Portugal, England, Brazil and Holland will all earn themselves £14m for their last-eight exit.
It then falls a further £3m for the eight teams knocked out in the last-16.
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In Qatar, that was Switzerland, Spain, Poland, Senegal, South Korea, Japan, Australia and USA.
Lastly, those who made the finals but failed to get beyond the group stage will pocket £7m.
Among those 16 nations are four-time winners Germany, two-time winners Uruguay, 2018 semi-finalists Belgium, hosts Qatar, and Wales.
The other countries include Ghana, Serbia, Cameroon, Canada, Costa Rica, Denmark, Tunisia, Saudi Arabia, Mexico, Iran and Ecuador.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
