The battle between countries to win the World Cup is not only a battle for superiority when it comes to football, but also because of the prize money which each team stand to win upon a successful football season
The FIFA’s prize for Super Eagles performance at the 2018 World Cup Tournament has been revealed.
It was gathered that the Super Eagles as well as other nations that crashed out from the group stages of the 2018 World Cup tournament will receive the sum of £6.1m each.
According to reports, Nigeria would have received £9.1 million if they had progressed to the round of 16 stage. This is because any team eliminated from the round of 16 stage will receive £9.1million.
The World Cup-winning nation is expected to receive £28 million in prize money from FIFA, with 2nd, 3rd and 4th place teams receiving £21million, £18million and £16million respectively.
Meanwhile, before the tournament, the 32 nations were given £1.1million each to prepare for the World Cup.