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The total prize money at the Club World Cup stands at an astronomical €868 million ($1 billion) and will be split between a performance and participation pillar. The participation pillar reflects every club being financially rewarded for merely competing in the tournament, although it will not be evenly split between all 32 clubs. FIFA will distribute the money based on their determined ranking of clubs based on ‘sporting and commercial criteria’. The top-ranked European club will receive €34.6m and the lowest €11.6m with South American clubs receiving €12.9m, North & Central America, Asia, Africa and Caribbean outfits collecting €8.1m and Auckland €3m.

The performance related pillar, however, is where major clubs will be eyeing a substantial financial windfall. In the group stages, clubs will net €1.75m for a win and €936k for a draw. But it’s progression deeper into the tournament that will earn clubs sizable prize money. Clubs will receive €6.8m for reaching the last 16, €11.8m for quarter-finals and €19m for the semi-finals. The losing finalist will pocket €27.1m and the winners Club World Cup winners will net €35m for victory in the showpiece game. When you combine the money received from the performance pillar and accumulated through the participation pillar then the finalists could earn in excess of €100m throughout the tournament.