FIFA Women's World Cup's new payment model revealed, ticket sales surpass 1 million

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World football's governing body FIFA on Friday announced its new member association distribution model for the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023 in Australia and New Zealand, with at least $30,000 to be distributed to each player for participating in the tournament.

According to the financial allocation, each player will receive $30,000 for the group stage, while the champions will receive $270,000 for each player. The prize money for players from the last 16 to those finishing as runners-up will vary from $60,000 to $195,000.

FIFA said the initiative marks another concrete step to develop women's football and ensure players receive a fair deal, a commitment that it hopes will set a standard across the industry.

"Under this unprecedented new distribution model, each individual player at the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023 can now fully rely on remuneration for their efforts as they progress through the tournament," said FIFA president Gianni Infantino.

Each participating member association will get at least $1.56 million, with the winners set to receive $4.29 million.

According to FIFA, its total investment in the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023 is budgeted to exceed $500 million.

A girl smiles as she looks at the trophy for the FIFA Women's World Cup during a trophy tour at Taronga Zoo in Sydney, Australia, June 8, 2023. /CFP


On the other hand, the tournament, scheduled from July 20 to August 20, has hit a major milestone, with ticket sales surpassing one million.

Infantino revealed on Friday that 1.03 million tickets have been sold for the ninth Women's World Cup, surpassing the total sales for the 2019 World Cup in France.

It means the event is on track to become the most attended standalone women's sporting event in history.

"Delighted to share with the world that FIFA has passed one million tickets sold for this year's FIFA Women's World Cup, to be co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand," Infantino said in a statement.

"This means that with over one month to go before kick-off, we have surpassed the numbers sold for France 2019, thus meaning that Australia and New Zealand 2023 is on track to become the most attended FIFA Women's World Cup in history."

(With input from Xinhua)