Serbia beats Portugal, qualifies for World Cup; here's how much money the FA has earned

By beating Portugal 2-1 in Lisbon, the Serbian national football team qualified for the big competition after four years, and at the same time secured an extraordinary monetary award.

In addition to the one million euros promised to them personally by President Aleksandar Vucic before the squad took off for Portugal, the Serbian players provided the Football Federation of Serbia with a revenue of as much as 12 million dollars by winning at the Luz stadium on Sunday evening.

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That is the amount that FIFA awards to each of the 32 national teams that qualified for the World Cup Qatar, according to the model of 10 million for the qualification itself + 2 million for the preparations of each team.

The prize fund of the World Cup in Qatar should amount to around 700 million dollars, which is 22 percent more than in Russia in 2018. The amount for player insurance and club compensation will be determined later.

The winner of the World Cup will earn 50 million dollars, while, for example, the French collected 38 million 3 years ago, while Germany took 35 million after winning in Brazil in 2014.

Qualifying for the tournament's last 16 will bring two more million, the quarterfinals an additional six. The semifinals will be worth 25 million dollars, the third place 30, the final 40, and the title of champion 50 million dollars.

(Telegraf.rs)