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Football: All players in Women's World Cup guaranteed prize money

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="FIFA has increased the prize fund allocation for the Women" s="" World="" Cup.="" FIFA="" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/sports/06/10/fifa-handout-6102023.jpg"/><figcaption>FIFA has increased the prize fund allocation for the Women&#x27;s World Cup.<em> FIFA/Handout.</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>The players of the Philippine women&#x27;s national football team are guaranteed to receive at least $30,000 from FIFA for competing in the Women&#x27;s World Cup in New Zealand and Australia this July.</p><p>This, after FIFA announced a new payment model for the Women&#x27;s World Cup 2023, which &quot;guarantees all players will receive fair contribution for their work.&quot; </p><p>National federations will also receive financial distributions to support football development in their countries.</p><p>Per FIFA, players of teams that will exit in the group stage will receive $30,000 (P1,680,405). The team that will emerge as World Cup winners will receive $270,000 per player.</p><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="FIFA Prize Money 2" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/sports/06/10/fifa-prize-money-2.jpg"/></figure></div><p>Member associations of teams in the group stage will receive $1,560,000; the winning federation will get $4,290,000.</p><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt=" FIFA Prize Money 1" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/sports/06/10/fifa-prize-money-1.jpg"/></figure></div><p>&quot;Under this unprecedented new distribution model, each individual player at the FIFA Women&#x27;s World Cup 2023 can now fully rely on remuneration for their efforts as they progress through the tournament,&quot; said FIFA President Gianni Infantino. </p><p>&quot;The global salary of women&#x27;s professional footballers is approximately USD 14,000 annually so the amounts allocated under this unprecedented new distribution model will have a real and meaningful impact on the lives and careers of these players,&quot; he added. </p><p>&quot;Beyond this, all member associations will also receive a record financial distribution based on their performance, which they can use to reinvest back into football in their countries and which we believe will help to propel the women&#x27;s game even further.&quot;</p><p>In total, FIFA will allot $110-M in prize money for the Women&#x27;s World Cup 2023 -- a considerable increase from the $30-M fund in the 2019 Women&#x27;s World Cup in France. </p><p>FIFA allotted $440-M in prize money for the men&#x27;s World Cup in Qatar last year.</p><p>The Filipinas are competing in the Women&#x27;s World Cup for the first time ever, after qualifying through the AFC Women&#x27;s Asia Cup last year. They are in Group A together with co-host New Zealand, Norway, and Switzerland.</p><p>They open their campaign against Switzerland on July 21 at the Forsyth Barr Stadium in Dunedin.</p><div><br/><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=2674064" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

The players of the Philippine women's national football team are guaranteed to receive at least $30,000 from FIFA for competing in the Women's World Cup.