The 2022 FIFA World Cup is around the corner, and excitement has started to build up ahead of the 22nd Qatar edition.
A total of 32 countries, including the host, Qatar, will be seeking to be crowned the best team in the universe.
Besides battling for honour, these teams will also want to get their hands on the billions of prize money that the world football governing body has set aside.
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TeamKenya.co.ke looks at the amount of money the best three nations will pocket at the end of the tournament.
Winner
The 2022 FIFA World Cup champions will receive a whopping 38 Million Euros (approximately Ksh 5 Billion) as a reward.
This is an increase from the 37.7 Euros (approximately Ksh 4.8 Billion) that the French national team, Les Bleus, received for winning the 2018 edition staged in Russia.
The prize money awarded to winners has been steadily increasing over the years, particularly due to the continuous increase of sponsors and viewership.
Runner-up
In Qatar, the second-best team will walk away with 27.27 million Euros (approximately Ksh 3.4 Billion).
The amount is approximately Ksh 1.6 billion less than the cash reserved for the champions of the world.
Third-place team
Although no African team has ever reached the semifinals of the FIFA World Cup, this time round, African representatives will be eying the 24.45 million Euros (approximately Ksh 3 Billion) reward for the third-place team.
Ghana, Cameroon, Tunisia, Morocco and the reigning African Cup of Nations (AFCON) champions, Senegal are the teams that will represent the continent in Qatar.
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