Prize money for the finalists of FIFA World Cup 2022 announced

The final of the FIFA World Cup 2022 is around the corner as the defending champions France lock horns with Argentina on Sunday, December 18, 2022. Argentina won the title in 1978 and 1986 whereas France won the last edition of the FIFA World Cup in Russia. 

As per reports, the winner of the FIFA World Cup 2022 final will receive a whopping $42 million in prizes while the runner-up will get $30 million. Therefore, the finalists will cherish $72 million in winnings. Meanwhile, the third-placed team will be given $27 million and the fourth-placed team will win $25 million.

The quarterfinalists of the FIFA World Cup, Netherlands, Brazil, Portugal, and England will get a total of $17 million each. Round of 16 teams, the USA, Senegal, Australia, Poland, Spain, Japan, Switzerland, and, South Korea will get a total of $13 million each. While the participating teams, Qatar, Ecuador, Wales, Iran, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, Denmark, Tunisia, Canada, Belgium, Germany, Costa Rica, Serbia, Cameroon, Ghana, and Uruguay will be rewarded with $9 million each. 

Who will be the Golden Boot and Golden Glove of the FIFA World Cup 2022?

Ahead of the final, Argentina’s skipper Lionel Messi has announced that he will retire from international football for his nation after the title clash. The Argentine striker is in search of his maiden World Cup trophy and on the other hand, Mbappe will look to win his second in a row after 2018.

On Saturday, December 17, 2022, the third-place match will be played between Morocco and Croatia where Morocco will try to beat them to become the first African country to get third place in the history of the grand tournament.

The top contenders for Golden Boot in this World Cup are France’s Mbappe who has five goals, and Oliver Giroud with four goals, and from Argentina their strikers Messi and Julian Alvarez with four goals each. The top contenders for Golden Glove in this edition of the FIFA World Cup are Morocco’s Yassine Bounou, Argentina’s Emiliano Martínez, and England’s Jordan Pickford.