Spain and Argentina will face each other in the grand final of the 2026 World Cup. Reuters This Sunday the grand final of the 2026 World Cup will take place between Spain and Argentina. In addition to the prestige of reaching the highest level of world football and making history, the Spanish and Argentines will also be competing for a million-dollar prize. WORLD CUP FINAL: see where to watch and time for Argentina x Spain ? FIFA distributes progressive amounts according to each team's World Cup campaign, with the teams that advance to the decisive stages accumulating increasingly larger amounts. The 2026 World Cup champion will receive US$51.5 million (about R$263.5 million), the biggest prize in the competition. The runner-up will receive US$34.5 million (R$176.5 million). The dispute for third place is also worth significant figures: the winner of the duel between France and England will receive US$30.5 million (R$156 million), while fourth place will pocket US$28.5 million (R$146 million). Even before the decision, the teams eliminated in the quarter-finals had already secured the highest values ??among the teams that did not reach the semi-finals. Norway, Belgium, Morocco and Switzerland received US$20.5 million (R$105 million) each for their campaign in the tournament. The teams that bowed out in the round of 16 were left with US$16.5 million (R$84 million). This was the case of Brazil, eliminated by Norway 2-1, as well as Paraguay, Egypt, Canada, Portugal, the United States, Colombia and Mexico. In the previous stages, FIFA paid US$12.5 million (R$64 million) to the teams eliminated in the round of 32 and US$10.5 million (R$54 million) to those that failed to advance from the group stage. In this way, in addition to the cup and the chance to immortalize their names in the history of football, Spain and Argentina enter the field knowing that the world title also represents the biggest financial reward offered by FIFA in the competition. Check below the prize pool for each team in the World Cup: 1 - US$ 51.5 million (R$ 263.5 million) 2 - US$ 34.5 million (R$ 176.5 million) 3 - US$ 30.5 million (R$ 156 million) 4 - US$ 28.5 million (R$ 146 million) (Eliminated in the quarterfinals) 5 - Norway - US$ 20.5 million (R$ 105 million) 6 - Belgium - US$ 20.5 million (R$ 105 million) 7 - Morocco - US$ 20.5 million (R$ 105 million) 7 (tie) - Switzerland - US$ 20.5 million (R$ 105 million) (Eliminated in the round of 16) 9 - Mexico - US$ 16.5 million (R$ 84 million) 10 - Colombia - US$ 16.5 million (R$84 million) 11 - Brazil - US$16.5 million (R$84 million) 12 - USA - US$16.5 million (R$84 million) 13 - Portugal - US$16.5 million (R$84 million) 14 - Canada - US$16.5 million (R$84 million) 15 - Egypt - US$16.5 million (R$ 84 million) 16 - Paraguay - US$ 16.5 million (R$ 84 million) (Eliminated in the 16th round) 17 - Netherlands - US$ 12.5 million (R$ 64 million) 18 - Germany - US$ 12.5 million (R$ 64 million) 19 - Ivory Coast - US$ 12.5 million (R$ 64 million) 20 - Croatia - US$ 12.5 million (R$ 64 million) 21 - Japan - US$ 12.5 million (R$ 64 million) 22 - Australia - US$ 12.5 million (R$ 64 million) 23 - DR Congo - US$ 12.5 million (R$ 64 million) 24 - Ghana - US$ 12.5 million (R$ 64 million) 25 - Ecuador - US$ 12.5 million (R$ 64 million) 25 (tie) - South Africa - US$ 12.5 million (R$ 64 million) 27 - Sweden - US$ 12.5 million (R$ 64 million) 28 - Austria - US$ 12.5 million (R$ 64 million) 29 - Bosnia and Herzegovina - US$ 12.5 million (R$ 64 million) 30 - Algeria - US$ 12.5 million (R$ 64 million) 31 - Senegal - US$ 12.5 million (R$ 64 million) 32 - Cape Verde - US$ 12.5 million (R$ 64 million) (Eliminated in the group stage) 33 - Iran - US$ 10.5 million (R$ 54 million) 34 - South Korea - US$ 10.5 million (R$54 million) 35 - Turkey - US$10.5 million (R$54 million) 36 - Scotland - US$10.5 million (R$54 million) 37 - Uruguay - US$10.5 million (R$54 million) 38 - Saudi Arabia - US$10.5 million (R$54 million) 39 - Czech Republic - US$10.5 million (R$54 million) 40 - New Zealand - US$10.5 million (R$54 million) 41 - Qatar - US$10.5 million (R$54 million) 42 - Curaçao - US$10.5 million (R$54 million) 43 - Panama - US$10.5 million (R$54 million) 44 - Jordan - US$10.5 million (R$54 million) 45 - Haiti - US$10.5 million (R$54 million) 46 - Uzbekistan - US$10.5 million (R$54 million) 47 - Tunisia - US$10.5 million (R$54 million) 48 - Iraq - US$10.5 million (R$54 million)
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Spain and Argentina will face each other in the grand final of the 2026 World Cup. Reuters This Sunday the grand final of the 2026 World Cup will take place between Spain and Argentina. In addition to the prestige of...
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