FIFA’s press office said the organization will pay clubs a total of €355 million for the participation of their players in the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
For the first time, clubs will be compensated not only when their players take part in the final tournament but also when they release players for qualifying matches.
The enhanced edition of the FIFA Club Benefits Programme for the FIFA World Cup 2026 is going a step further by recognising financially the huge contribution that so many clubs and their players around the world make to the staging of both the qualifiers and the final tournament.
The 2026 World Cup will be held from June 11 to July 19 in 16 cities across the United States, Canada and Mexico. For the first time, the final tournament will feature 48 national teams instead of 32.
Aside from the three host nations, the teams that have already secured places in the World Cup playoffs are Japan, New Zealand, Iran, Argentina, Uzbekistan, South Korea, Australia, Jordan, Brazil, Ecuador, Colombia, Uruguay, Paraguay, Tunisia and Morocco.
