France and England are playing for third place at the 2026 World Cup, but there is also another $2 million at stake.The winner of Saturdays bronze final will earn $29 million in prize money, while the fourth-place finisher will receive $27 million.As FIFA announced in December, the largest World Cup ever also features the largest prize pool in tournament history. A total of $655 million will be shared among the 48 teams, with payouts ranging from $9 million to $50 million depending on how far each nation advanced.Sundays World Cup champion will receive $50 million, while the runner-up will take home $33 million.The U.S. men earned $16 million for reaching the Round of 16. That prize money is split with the U.S. women's team as per the collective bargaining agreements between U.S. Soccer and both teams in 2022. The CBAs state that 80% of the money is split between the men's and women's players ($246,153.85 per player) who make the World Cup rosters (the women still have to qualify for the 2027 Women's World Cup). The remaining 20% goes to U.S. Soccer.Here's the breakdown of how much money each of the 48 teams that took part in the 2026 World Cup will take home.World Cup 2026 prize poolChampions: $50 millionSpain/ArgentinaRunners-up: $33 millionSpain/Argentina3rd place: $29 millionFrance/England4th place: $27 millionFrance/England5th-8th place: $19 millionNorway, Belgium, Morocco, Switzerland9th-16th place: $15 millionMexico, Colombia, Brazil, United States, Portugal, Canada, Egypt, Paraguay17th- 32nd place: $11 millionNetherlands, Germany, Cte d'Ivoire, Croatia, Japan, Australia, DR Congo, Ghana, Ecuador, South Africa, Sweden, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Algeria, Senegal, Cabo Verde33rd-48th place: $9 millionIran, South Korea, Trkiye, Scotland, Uruguay, Saudi Arabia, Czechia, New Zealand, Qatar, Curaao, Panama, Jordan, Haiti, Uzbekistan, Tunisia, IraqEach of the 48 teams also received $1.5 million for preparation costs ahead of the start of the tournament.In 2022, World Cup winners Argentina received $42 million after defeating France. Four years earlier, France earned $38 million after winning the 2018 World Cup in Russia.Since FIFA began making the amount of prize money handed out public, the total amount given to the winners has grown from $2.2 million to Italy at the 1982 World Cup to the $50 million for the 2026 champions.

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