The Argentina national team will take home $42 million after winning the FIFA World Cup on Sunday.
The Lionel Messi-inspired La Albiceleste lifted the FIFA World Cup for the third time on Sunday evening after defeating the French national team 4-2 on penalties in a pulsating final played at the Iconic Lusail Stadium in Doha, Qatar.
The match ended 3-3after 90 minutes and extra time with the mercurial Messi scoring twice while his PSG teammate, Mbappe, netted thrice for the deposed world champions.
The Argentina national team will take home $42 million after winning the FIFA World Cup on Sunday.
The Lionel Messi-inspired La Albiceleste lifted the FIFA World Cup for the third time on Sunday evening after defeating the French national team 4-2 on penalties in a pulsating final played at the Iconic Lusail Stadium in Doha, Qatar.
The match ended 3-3after 90 minutes and extra time with the mercurial Messi scoring twice while his PSG teammate, Mbappe, netted thrice for the deposed world champions.
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FIFA had budgeted $440 million in prize money for the World Cup, allocating a whopping sum of $72 million for the two finalists.
Le Blues will take home $30 million for their efforts in the Gulf State.
The prize money for the winner of this year’s tournament is $4 million higher than the $38 million France won four years ago for defeating Croatia in Russia.
The Argentina national team will take home $42 million after winning the FIFA World Cup on Sunday.
The Lionel Messi-inspired La Albiceleste lifted the FIFA World Cup for the third time on Sunday evening after defeating the French national team 4-2 on penalties in a pulsating final played at the Iconic Lusail Stadium in Doha, Qatar.
The match ended 3-3after 90 minutes and extra time with the mercurial Messi scoring twice while his PSG teammate, Mbappe, netted thrice for the deposed world champions.
READ ALSO: Messi wins the big prize as Argentina beat France in epic World Cup final
FIFA had budgeted $440 million in prize money for the World Cup, allocating a whopping sum of $72 million for the two finalists.
Le Blues will take home $30 million for their efforts in the Gulf State.
The prize money for the winner of this year’s tournament is $4 million higher than the $38 million France won four years ago for defeating Croatia in Russia.
Croatia pocketed $27 million for placing third in Qatar while the Atlas Lions of Morocco will earn $25 million for its fourth-place finish, Africa’s best since the tournament started in Uruguay in 1930.
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