Morocco rakes in over K294 million for reaching the FIFA World Cup quarterfinals
The 2022 FIFA World Cup brought together 32 teams from across the continents to Qatar in order to battle it out for the glory of lifting the grandest prize in football.
The players and national teams were not only playing for pride but also lucrative rewards to those teams which perform best at the tournament.
The champions for this year’s World Cup in Qatar will cash in on whooping US$42 million in prize earnings. Symbolizing an increase of US$4 million compared to the previous tournament in Russia 2018.
Teams like Tunisia, Ghana, Cameroon, Qatar and many others that were eliminated at the Group Stage will each receive US$9 million in addition to the US$1.5 million that was paid out to 32 teams that qualified to the biggest football showpiece.
For Senegal that were knocked out via a 3-0 defeat to England in the Round of 16, a US$13 million cool prize will be paid to the West African nation’s football federation.
Africa’s only remaining representative in the Last-8, the Atlas Lions of Morocco who beat 2010 World Cup winners Spain, US$17 million prize money is guaranteed and could be bigger and better if they beat Portugal to reach the semifinals.
The semifinalist will have to fight for the various spots with varied prize monies awarded as follows:
Fourth Place – US$25 million
Third Place – US$27 million
Runner-up – US$30 million
Winner – US$42 million
The FIFA World Cup will now enter the Quarterfinals with the following matches set to keep fans glued to their screen from around the globe:
Friday, 9 December, 2022
Croatia vs Brazil – 17:00Hrs (CAT)
Netherlands vs Argentina – 21:00Hrs (CAT)
Saturday, 10 December, 2022
Morocco vs Portugal – 17:00Hrs (CAT)
France vs England – 21:00Hrs (CAT)
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