Fifa’s compensation to clubs that release players for the men’s World Cup has been increased by nearly 70% to $355M for the 2026 and 2030 tournaments, the global soccer governing body and the European Club Association ( ECA) said on Monday.
The club Benefits Programme affords clubs share of national team competition revenues in return for releasing players and also protect clubs in case their players are injured on international duty.
The Previous amount earmarked for the 2018 and 2022 World Cup was $209 Million. A renewed Memorandum of Understanding was signed on Monday at the ECA General Assembly in Budapest, Hungry.
Earlier this month, FIFA had announced a 32-team Club World Cup will be played every four years from June 2025, replacing its annual competition with featured seven teams.