The FIFA World Cup is the biggest football
tournament in the world and having come
across the fact that, FIFA gave each
participating country $ 8 million for the
group stage , we decided to find out how
much FIFA makes from the World Cup.
According to FIFA ’s financial documents,
the 2010 World Cup which took place in
South Africa generated $ 3 .66 billion in
revenue for FIFA with $1 . 30 billion as its
expenditure. FIFA therefore made a profit
of $ 2 .36 billion , up 7 . 3% from 2006 and
22.8 % from 2002 .
Looking at the nearly $ 4 billion in revenue
from the 2010 World Cup , 65 .9 % came
from the sale of television rights ($ 2 .41
billion) and 29.3 % came from the sale of
marketing rights ( $ 1. 07 billion) .
The remaining revenue came from the sale of
hospitality rights and licensing rights.
On the other hand , FIFA ’s expenditure
included $ 348 million in prize money for
the participating countries and member
associations , followed by $326 million to
South Africa for their organizing
committee and a World Cup legacy
program , and $ 214 million in TV
production costs .
If this year ’s World Cup in Brazil follows
the same increases trend as the previous ,
FIFA will make approximately $ 2. 61 billion
in profit from the tournament .
The World Cup is therefore a huge money
making enterprise and therefore every
participant deserves to be paid for his
work or contribution…
2014 World Cup Prize Structure
Winners: $ 35- million
Runner-up : $ 25 -million
3rd place: $ 22- million
4th place: $ 20- million
Quarterfinalists : $ 14 -million
Round of 16 : $9 - million
Group stage : $ 8 -million
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