Revealed: Staggering amount Spain players will earn to win 2026 FIFA World Cup | Football news

Spain’s Rodri (16) lifts the trophy as Spain celebrates after winning the World Cup soccer final between Spain and Argentina in East Rutherford, N.J., near New York, Sunday, July 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Spanish triumph in 2026 FIFA World Cup he not only brought the second world championship title to the nation. It also secured one of the biggest financial prizes ever handed out to a World Cup winning team after FIFA boosted the tournament’s prize pool to record levels.Luis de la Fuente’s team beat Argentina 1-0 after extra time in the final at the New York New Jersey Stadium, Ferran Torres scoring the decisive goal in the 106th minute. The victory earned the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) FIFA’s tournament top prize of $51 million.According to reports, each of the Spanish players will receive a significant portion of that award under a pre-arranged bonus arrangement agreed between the team captains and the RFEF.

How much each Spanish player will get

FIFA awards associations a one-off payment after their World Cup campaign ends, with the amount determined by their final position at the end, rather than after each knockout round.Just by reaching the finals of the World Cup, Spain has already guaranteed the RFEF 34 million dollars.Under the agreement reported by AS, 40 percent of the guaranteed prize money would be awarded to the players. That would create a locker room bonus worth roughly $13.6 million, which is just over $523,000 for each member of Spain’s 26-man squad before taxes.But winning the World Cup significantly increased those numbers.After lifting the trophy, the Spanish players were entitled to 45 percent of FIFA’s winning prize.That means about $22.95 million will be split between the 26 players, with each team member expected to receive about $882,700 before taxes, according to AS.The remainder of FIFA’s prize pool will remain with the RFEF, which will use part of the windfall to cover the costs of Spain’s World Cup campaign, while also benefiting financially from one of the most lucrative tournaments in its history.

Although Argentina failed to retain the World Cup after Ferran Torres’ extra-time winner, Lionel Scaloni’s side will still receive a substantial payout for finishing second.FIFA will award the Argentine Football Association $34 million for second place.However, unlike Spain, no official details have yet been released on how the prize money will be distributed among Argentina’s 26-man squad.

Argentina walks on the field after losing the World Cup soccer final between Spain and Argentina in East Rutherford, N.J., near New York, Sunday, July 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Record prize money in the tournament

The 2026 World Cup had the largest prize pool in the competition’s history, with FIFA increasing the total prize money by around 50 percent compared to previous editions.Prize money based on final positions is as follows:

Those performance-based payments account for $703 million of FIFA’s total prize pool of $871 million.The remaining $168 million is distributed among the participating national associations regardless of where they finish, ensuring that each nation receives additional financial support to participate in football’s biggest tournament.For Spain, however, the victory brought much more than just the World Cup trophy. Along with a place in football history, each member of the squad is set to receive one of the biggest bonuses ever awarded to the Spanish national team, reflecting both FIFA’s record prize money and the agreement reached between the players and the RFEF.