How much does each Spanish player earn when he wins the World Cup?
Spain is constantly writing the history of the women's team. The first is that they beat the Netherlands to reach the semi-finals of the World Cup for the first time. Next, by knocking out Sweden, La Roja reached the final for the first time in its history. In the end, Spain became the world champion after a stellar performance against England.
This historic feat guarantees a huge bonus for the Spanish players. Accordingly, just reaching the semi-finals guarantees a minimum individual prize money of $165,000 (€149,655) per player. If ranked third, this figure rises to $180,000 (€163,260).
Of course, the number continues to grow for the World Cup finale. Just being present in this match, each player also pocketed $ 195,000 (€176,860). In the case of raising the world championship trophy, as Spain did, the individual bonus amounted to 270,000 dollars (244,890 euros).
All of the aforementioned bonuses are part of the global sum of 152 million euros (137,864,000 euros) that FIFA announced will distribute bonuses to 736 players at the 2023 World Cup. This number is more than tripled. what the players received for the last World Cup in France and 10 times more than the World Cup in Canada 2015. The prize money will be transferred directly to each player by FIFA.
With the final victory over England, Spain is the first team in women's football history to win both the high-level World Cup after winning the world championship in all lower divisions (U17 and U20).