UEFA increases Total Prize money from €304m to €371m
And below is how the 16 teams that participated will be rewarded, as all the nations that contributed to the festival have something to go home with:
Winner – €10,000,000
Runner-up – €7,000,000
Semi-finals – €5,000,000
Quarter-finals – €3,250,000
Round of 16 – €2,000,000
Group stage win – €1,500,000
Group stage draw – €750,000
Group stage qualification – €9,250,000
So how much did Italy take home?
From the table above, Italy as well as every other team in the competition would be paid €9.25m for participating in the group stage. And for winning all three games at the phase, Italy will pocket additional €4.5m.
Forgoing through the round of 16 up to the final and winning it, Italy takes home the highest prize that accumulates to around €34m total.
What’s for England?
The Three Lions earned two victories in the group stage aplus a draw, meaning they made around €3.75m from the phase. And for going through to the final and finishing as runners-up, the bag an additional €17.25m to land a total of around €30m.
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Copa America
The South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL)’s foremost international competition, the Copa America, also came to an on Sunday with Argentina emerging champions.
Lionel Messi bagged a first international major title after Angel di Maria scored the only goal of the game to help Argentina beat Brazil in the final at Maracana stadium.
The total tournament prize money according to recent figures announced by the CONMEBOL is $19.5 million, which will be distributed among the teams that make it to the knockout stages.
The prize money
Winner: $6.5 million
Runner-up: $3.5 million
Third place: $3 million
Fourth place: $2.5 million
Quarter-finals: $1.5 million
So who earned what?
Champions Argentina bagged the biggest prize, taking home €6.5m while runners-up Brazil settled for €3.5m after hosting the competition and failing to successfully defend the title.
Colombia emerged as the second runners-up after beating Peru in the third-place match. They will get $3 million as of third, while fourth-ranked Peru gets $2.5 million.
The teams that made it to the quarter-finals – Ecuador, Uruguay, Chile, and Paraguay – will get $1.5 million each, whereas those eliminated at the group stage won’t take any prize money home.
However, all the teams also earn from sponsorship and other deals, especially at the federation level.