FIFA World Cup or Cricket World Cup, who awards the biggest prize money? Checkout
With the FIFA World Cup beginning on 20th November, let’s compare the cash prizes of the biggest event of Cricket and Football.
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Nov 19, 2022 5:03 pm
Cricket World Cup, FIFA World Cup (Source: Twitter)
England were crowned champions of the 20-20 World Cup 2022 on November 13 after they beat Pakistan by 5 wickets in the final of the mega event. The World Champions of both T20I and ODI cricket were awarded a whopping $ 1.6 million for winning the T20 extravaganza and $ 4.0 million for winning the 2019 ODI World Cup. With the FIFAWorld Cup beginning on 20th November, let’s compare the cash prizes of the biggest event of Cricket and Football.
Pakistan the runners-up of the 20-20 World Cup 2022, grabbed $ 800,000 and losing semi-finalists India and New Zealand won $ 400,000 each. In the 2019 ODI World Cup, New Zealand, who suffered a heart-rending loss in the final on boundary count, won $2.0 million while losing semi-finalists India and Australia managed to win $800,000 each. The total tournament prize money was $10 million for the 2019 World Cup and it is expected to increase for the upcoming 2023 ODI World Cup.
20-20 World Cup 2022 Prize Money
Standing
Prize Money
Winner
$4 million
Runner-up
$2 million
Losing Semi-finalists (2)
$800,000
Winner of each league stage match (45)
$40,000
Teams who pass the league stage (6)
$100,000
Total
$10 million
Despite several attempts of the Apex Cricket Body to expand cricket all around the world, football continues to be one of the most followed sports in the world. The 22nd edition of the FIFA World Cupwill have 32 teams fighting for the biggest crown in the world of football. The tournament will bring some riveting football action for the fans and the winners are expected to take home huge sums of money. Here’s how the Prize Money of the FIFA World Cup 2022 looks like:
FIFA World Cup 2022 Prize Money
Standing
Prize Money
Winner
$42 million
2nd Place
$30 million
3rd Place
$27 million
4th Place
$25 million
5th-8th Place
$17 million
9th-16th Place
$13 million
17th-32nd Place
$09 million
FIFA has allocated a massive $440 million as prize money for the upcoming quadrennial event starting in Qatar on November 20. The winner will get $42 million, 10 times more than what England won by winning the 2019 cricket World Cup. The runner-up of the 2022 FIFA World Cup will win $30 million and the third-placed team will grab $27 million.
FIFA has set $60 million as prize money for the 2023 Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand, much bigger than men’s cricket World Cup tournaments.
