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[스포츠][뉴스큐] ‘Most expensive World Cup’… Even if you finish last, the prize money is 12 billion won!

It is known that the Qatar 2022 World Cup, which is known as the most expensive World Cup, has poured hundreds of trillions.

By the way, the winning prize is also the best ever.

The total prize money is 440 million dollars, which is 588.8 billion won based on today’s exchange rate, and the prize money for the winning team is 42 million dollars, which is about 56 billion of our money.

The prize money is paid by the International Football Federation (FIFA), not the host country.

Where does this big money come from?

During this World Cup in Qatar, FIFA is expected to earn more than 8 trillion won from ticket sales, broadcast rights, and advertising fees.

Only the winning country gets the prize money, doesn’t it?

Significant prizes are even awarded to the last team.

For example, Qatar, the host country that confirmed an early elimination from the group stage, also receives a prize of 12 billion won in Korean currency.

It is a prize money paid to each of the 32 participating countries.

From the round of 16, the scale gets bigger.

The countries that progress to the round of 16 will receive over 13 million dollars and over 17 billion of our money, the quarter-finals will receive 22 billion won, the semi-finals will receive 33 billion won u win, and the second place will receive a financial prize of about 40 billion won.

FIFA also pays prizes to football clubs around the world who send players to the World Cup.

For example, we pay compensation to Tottenham, which belongs to Bentancur and Harry Kane from England, who played before Uruguay, including our team captain, Son Heung-min.

The amount of compensation paid to the players’ teams, including Jeonbuk FC in Korea, is more than 300 billion won.

There is also a bounty going to all our players.

It is a prize money paid by the National Football Association.

After competing, 26 players will receive a base prize of 20 million won, 100 million won for reaching the round of 16, and 200 million won for advancing to the quarterfinals.

In the so-called ‘most expensive World Cup’, Ghana, who must still see the round of 16,

Will it lead to a hearty impression for the people and players who are experiencing a ‘complex crisis’ such as high prices?

The doomed hour is coming.

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