World Club Cup winners to score up to $125 million prize money

The champions of the 2025 Club World Cup, which will be held in the United States from June 15 to July 13, could earn a total of €115.7 million, according to the prize distribution approved by FIFA and announced on Wednesday.

For participation, European clubs will receive between €11.8 and 35.3 million, based on a classification system involving both sporting and commercial criteria, which FIFA has not fully disclosed. The European participants include Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid, Chelsea, Manchester City, Bayern Munich, PSG, Borussia Dortmund, Inter Milan, Porto, Benfica, Juventus and Salzburg.

South American clubs - Palmeiras, Flamengo, Fluminense, Botafogo, River Plate, and Boca Juniors - will receive €14.8 million, CONCACAF teams - Monterrey, Seattle Sounders, Inter Miami, Pachuca - and one more team to be determined after Leon's suspension will get €8.8 million, as will African clubs - Al-Ahly, Wydad Casablanca, Esperance de Tunis and Mamelodi Sundowns - and Asian clubs - Al-Hilal, Urawa, Al-Ain and Ulsan. The Oceania representative, Auckland City, will receive €3.3 million.

The performance-based prize distribution is the same for all participants. A group-stage win will earn €1.8 million, and a draw will be worth €925,000. Reaching the round of 16 will earn €6.9 million, the quarter-finals €12.1 million, the semi-finals €19.4 million, the runner-up will get €27.7 million, and the winners will claim €37 million.

In total, as previously announced, the competition will distribute $1 billion among the 32 participating teams ($475 million for performance-based rewards and $525 million for participation). Additionally, $250 million will be allocated to global club football as solidarity payments.

FIFA also announced that all revenue generated will be directed to club football, with no impact on the organisation's reserves.

"The distribution model aligns with the highest expression of club football represented by the FIFA Club World Cup and constitutes the largest cash prize in the history of football competitions that feature both a group stage and knockout rounds, with a potential $125 million payout for the winners," said FIFA President Gianni Infantino.

"In addition to the cash prizes for participating clubs, we have an unprecedented solidarity investment programme aimed at distributing $250 million to club football around the world. There is no doubt this solidarity programme will greatly enhance efforts to make football truly global," he added.

"And not only that, FIFA will not retain any funding for the competition, as all the revenue will go to club football, and its reserves will remain untouched, as they are set aside to develop global football through the 211 member federations," Infantino clarified