How much each club can earn at the Club World Cup | OneFootball

The FIFA Club World Cup kicks off this weekend in the USA, a tournament that is equally controversial and fascinating.

32 teams from all FIFA Confederations will participate not just with the goal of winning a trophy but also with an eye on the lucrative final prize. In fact, this competition has even led some clubs to invest heavily in reinforcements.

Let's break it down. The total prize money to be distributed by FIFA among the participating teams is set at about £765 million (equivalent to one billion US dollars). That total sum is divided up with just over half of the total kitty going to teams participating and the rest to be given out based on each side's tournament performance.

Club participation money isn't evenly spread though. New Zealand's Auckland City will receive just over £2.5m. Teams from Africa, Asia, and North America will get more (just over £7m) as will teams from South America (approximately £11m).

That of course means that European sides, already doing pretty well financially, will receive the largest share although this changes from club to club. Austria's Red Bull Salzburg £9.5m pales in comparison to Manchester City who can enjoy adding another £28.5m into the club's already vast bank account.

Obviously, this isn't an equitable distribution of wealth with European sides receiving 58% of the initial participation money. Should the European teams all perform well, they could even end up with 70% of the total cash.

FIFA wouldn't want to be accused of being unfair though, and it has stashed a further £184 million to support clubs who are not competing in the tournament. The governing body has said the money is to boost 'club football across the world' although what that really means is not expanded on.

If FIFA decided to divide that money equally between all professional football clubs (estimated to be around 4,400 in total) then each would receive a massive £42,000 each! Don't spend it all at once!

Let's break down the prize money for competing teams further.

On top of the initial varied payment for each club participating in the group stage, there will be further money for draws (£640k) and wins (about £1.3m) in the group stages.

From there, the prizes naturally increase.

Qualification for the round of 16 is worth about £5.5m, reaching the quarter-finals is worth around £9.75m, and making it to the semi-finals gives you about £15.5 million euros.

Last but not least, each finalist will receive about £22.3m with the overall winner of the competition taking home an additional £30m.

So, should a club win all their games in the FIFA Club World Cup they can expect to bag just under £88 million not including the initial participation money. In comparison, Paris Saint-Germain earned just over £70 million for winning the Champions League this season.

One thing is certain: there will be no shortage of incentives for clubs to aim for a great Club World Cup...