The winner of the Club World Cup (June 14 - July 13 in the United States) will receive up to $125 million (€115 million), the International Football Federation announced in a statement on Wednesday.

FIFA, which had already announced a total prize fund of one billion dollars (925 million euros) for the new format of this competition at the beginning of March, has detailed the distribution of the sums for the 32 participating teams.

In total, $475 million will be distributed for sports performance and $525 million for participation.

By adding together all the performance bonuses throughout the competition, as well as the participation bonus, the club that emerges victorious from the competition after seven matches played could receive up to $125 million.

The amount of participation bonuses varies depending on the club: Europe takes the lion's share, with clubs from the Old Continent each receiving between $12.81 million and $38.19 million, with the exact amounts for each European club being established according to sporting and commercial criteria.

The South American teams will each receive $15.21 million in participation bonuses, while those from North America, Central America and the Caribbean, Asia and Africa will receive $9.55 million, and the sole representative from Oceania (Auckland City) $3.58 million.

"The distribution model (...) represents the largest prize money ever awarded to a competition comprising a group stage and a knockout phase," FIFA President Gianni Infantino said in the body's press release.

"In addition to the funding provided to participating clubs, an unprecedented solidarity program will be implemented with the aim of redistributing an additional $250 million to football around the world," added the manager, who specified that "all revenue (from the event, editor's note) will be redistributed to club football."

"FIFA's reserves – which are set aside for the development of global football through our 211 member associations – will not be used," Infantino continued.

The Club World Cup comes amid growing opposition to the relentless pace of play in football. The global players' union (FIFPRO) and the European Leagues Association filed a complaint with the European Commission in October 2024 against FIFA, accusing it of abusing its dominant position in scheduling the tournament.

Several top players, such as Spanish Ballon d'Or winner Rodri, Dutch defender Virgil Van Dijk and Frenchman Aurélien Tchouaméni, have even suggested going on strike to protest the accumulation of matches, which is already noticeable with the new Champions League this season.

The FIFA president can, however, rely on the support of clubs, notably the powerful ECA (European Club Association) led by PSG president Nasser Al-Khelaïfi, attracted by the economic benefits of the competition.