Under a new collective bargaining agreement, the US Women’s National team will share the gains of the US Men’s National Team that is taking part in the FIFA World Cup in Qatar.
When the USA faced Iran in the final match of the group stages, there was a lot at stake in terms of progression to the knockout phase – and their female counterparts stood to benefit immensely on the success.
A 1-0 victory meant that the US earned at least $13 million (US dollars) which they will split in the middle with the women’s team as per the new collective agreement signed by the United States Soccer Federation (USSF), the United States Women’s National Team Players Association (USWNTPA) and the United States National Soccer Team Players Association (USNSTPA).
- The agreement stipulates that World Cup prize money is pooled together and split between the two teams.
The women’s team won the 2015 and 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup tournaments, earning themselves $2million and $4million respectively.
In terms of the latest developments, the women’s team will pocket USD 6.5million in one payment, which is just a little over what they earned in two World Cups.
But the story doesn’t end there.
Should the men’s team qualify for the last eight, they will receive $17million – which will be a split of $8.5 million for each team.
The US takes on the Netherlands on Saturday (3 December 2010) in a last-16 fixture, so any success that is achieved by the men’s team will also benefit their female counterparts.
Regardless of where the US ends in the tournament in the Middle East, they would have earned the women’s team a lot more than they (USWNT) managed in two competitions in 2015 and 2019.
Furthermore, FIFA has announced that a country that takes fourth place in Qatar will bank $25million, with the bronze medallists walk away with $27million.
This year’s World Cup winner will earn a whopping $42million while the runners up will take home $30million.
2022 QATAR FIFA WORLD CUP PRIZEMONEY BREAKDOWN:
- Champions: $42 million
- Runners-up: $30 million
- Third place: $27 million
- Fourth place: $25 million
- 5th-8th place: $68 million ($17 million per team)
- 9th-16th place: $104 million ($13 million per team)
- 17th-32nd place: $144 million ($9 million per team)
- In addition, each qualified team received $1.5 million ahead of the competition to cover preparation costs.
NB – all currency is in US Dollars
By Matlhomola Morake
