VANCOUVER: The FIFA Council met ahead of the 76th FIFA Congress in Vancouver, Canada, a Host City for the FIFA World Cup 2026, 44 days before the kick-off of the tournament.
Given the commercial success of FIFA’s flagship men’s tournament, the FIFA Council agreed to increase the resources to be distributed to all 48 participating teams by a further 15%, totalling USD 871 million. The increased pot will be broken down as follows:
- Preparation money: increase from USD 1.5 million to USD 2.5 million
- Qualification money: increase from USD 9 million to USD 10 million
- Additional team contributions: subsidies for team delegation costs and increased team ticketing allocations totalling over USD 16 million
The balance of revenues will continue to be redistributed back into global football for the benefit of and through all of FIFA’s 211 Member Associations.
“FIFA is proud to be in its most solid financial position ever, enabling us to help all our Member Associations in an unprecedented way. This is one more example of how FIFA’s resources are reinvested back into the game,” stated President Infantino.
The following competition dates were included in the Men’s International Match Calendar: AFC Asian Cup Saudi Arabia 2027 from 7 January to 5 February 2027; Concacaf Gold Cup 2027 from 19 June to 11 July 2027; CAF Africa Cup of Nations 2027 from 19 June to 17 July 2027.
