The prize money to be awarded is more than it was in the 2014 edition.

Russia 2018 has been dubbed as one of the best organized World Cups if not the best-ever since the competition’s inception. However sadly, the incredible adventure will be brought to an end after France and Croatian go toe-to-toe in the final inside the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow on Sunday.

Although the 18-carat gold trophy remains the ultimate prize, there is a remuneration package set aside by FIFA for the participating countries. This year, there is a total prize money of $400 million to be shared among the 32 countries who represented. The amount is $42 million more than what was dished out at Brazil 2014.

Teams placed between 17th and the 32nd position will receive $8 million apiece, amounting to $128 million of the total. The ninth to 16th placed countries will receive $12 million dollars whereas those who were eliminated in the quarter-finals will equally share $64 million among themselves.

England – who placed fourth – will receive $22 million whiles second runner-up Belgium will bag home $24 million. The amount is $2 million more than what the Netherlands received for placing third at Brazil 2014.

For the finalist France and Croatia, the winner will be awarded $38 million whereas the runners-up will receive $28 million.