Only three matches remain in the 2022 World Cup as football fans wave goodbye to the world's biggest sporting event for the next four years.
There have been upsets of the highest calibre, penalty shootouts galore, last-minute winners and equalisers, and above all, drama. Argentina's loss to Saudi Arabia in the opening week of the tournament now seems a lifetime away with the South American side progressing to the final, whilst the fairytale stories of Morocco and Australia reaching the final rounds, the failures of Belgium and Germany to qualify from their groups and yet more England penalty heartbreak has made it a World Cup to remember.
Only Argentina remain, and they will face one of France or Morocco after the second semi-final draws to its conclusion on Wednesday evening.
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But just how much do countries get for participating in the World Cup, and how much do the winners net? Football.London has you covered.
World Cup 2022 prize money
Each nation received £1.2million simply for qualifying for the group stages. Even though this seems a relatively small sim for the powerhouses of world football, underdeveloped countries such as Costa Rica and Iran would have kindly taken the sum in their stride, alongside the exposure received by participating in the competition.
Exceeding this, countries who finish in the top two and qualify for the knockout stages will earn more money - though that is made through solitary payments. Essentially, this will not be paid until the nation is knocked out, or in one lucky nation's case, won the tournament on December 18.
They will receive an additional £11m on top of their £1.2m group stage bonus for being knocked out - an incredible sum for minnows who qualified such as Morocco, Australia and South Korea.
In addition to that, teams who qualify for the quarters receive £14m, thus giving them a £15.2m pot to work with.
Once the semi-final stage is reached, there is an evidential increase where the rewards really start to flood in. For starters, an incredible £21m is guaranteed at the very least, and that is if you lose the semi final and the third/fourth-placed playoff. Should you win the playoff, that increased to £23m.
Additionally, for Argentina at the least and one of France or Morocco, a minimum of £25m is guaranteed for efforts on the global stage - even if it does end up with a silver medal. For the winners, £35m is guaranteed for winning the famous trophy - thus giving the triumphant side a cool £36.2m in the bank for winning the World Cup.
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