The Polish players lost to France 1:3 and ended their adventure with the World Cup. But they still made money. They managed to get out of the group, which means a big injection of money for the Polish FA and the players, who will also receive part of the money. According to reports, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki has also promised an additional financial reward. What amount are we talking about? Will reps really get a bonus?
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Just for the fact that the Polish national team traveled to the World Cup in Qatar, the Polish Football Association will receive 9 million dollars (so far 1.5 million dollars have been paid to cover current expenses). Leaving the group is another 4 million dollars for the union.
In total, FIFA will allocate $440 million for this year’s World Cup prize money, which will be split among 32 teams. That’s about $40 million. more than four years ago in Russia.
– FIFA pays four million dollars to leave the group, there are no bonuses for individual matches. About half of this pool will go to players – said Łukasz Wachowski, general secretary of the Polish Football Association in an interview with eurosport.pl.
According to eg. The Matchyki.pl portal, the team council, that is, the most experienced players, was not interested in money for draws or group wins. Instead, they managed to negotiate around 40%. the amount on which the PZPN can count in case of promotion. And that means 1.6 million dollars (7.2 million PLN at the current exchange rate), which the players will share among themselves.
