Thursday briefing: FIFA increases World Cup payments to participants by 15 per cent

FIFA will increase the total financial distribution to teams at the upcoming World Cup by 15 per cent, raising the overall allocation to €745 million, according to a FIFA statement.

The decision follows requests from national associations concerned about rising costs linked to the tournament. FIFA said the increase would be funded through the competition’s commercial performance.

Preparation funding for qualified teams will rise from €1.3 million to €2.1 million. In addition, th