Club World Cup 2025 prize money: How much can teams win in the new FIFA tournament?

FIFA’s new flagship Club World Cup will take place in various cities across the United States in June and July 2025.

The expanded tournament pits not only the champions of the six different FIFA confederations, but also major clubs from around the world against each other in a 32-team tournament – a tournament that largely mirrors the format of the traditional World Cup for national teams.

Those involved include Real Madrid, Manchester City, Paris Saint-Germain and Chelsea as well as the MLS franchises Inter Miami and the Seattle Sounders. This means we could see Lionel Messi playing against some of Europe’s biggest clubs at least one more time before his storied career comes to an end.

Nevertheless, the competition is encountering plenty of resistance. Professional footballers have expressed concern about the burden the introduction of another expanded tournament would place on players, and with FIFA still pursuing broadcast and sponsorship deals, it is not yet entirely clear where much of the necessary funding will come from .

However, significant prize money could reportedly be offered to participating teams.

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Club World Cup 2025 prize money: How much do the winners earn?

FIFA has not yet announced details of the prize money for the 2025 Club World Cup. However, reports suggest that the sums on offer could be enormous.

According to ESPN, the winners of the 2025 tournament could pocket $100 million. That’s only about $31 million less than Real Madrid received for winning the 2023-24 UEFA Champions League. So the Club World Cup could actually be a lucrative month if such financial rewards are available.

Total fund, breakdown of FIFA Club World Cup 2025 prize money

The total prize money for the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup is estimated at around $2.5 billion. That’s a staggering sum considering the total pot for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar was $440 million.

According to Sports Illustrated, each of the 32 participating teams will receive approximately $50 million before any results-based bonuses are taken into account. In other words, a team will earn ten times the amount of the 2023 tournament winners just by showing up.

But even these huge numbers are speculative, and it is this speculation that increases the feeling of alarm. FIFA president Gianni Infantino is under pressure to clarify how exactly his major new club competition will be funded. Broadcasting agreements and sponsorship deals will go a long way toward making up the potential shortfall, but again, details of these discussions are few and far between.