2026 World Cup: African teams ranked by their FIFA prize money
From Morocco's standout run to Tunisia's group-stage exit, here's how the ten African teams at the 2026 World Cup rank by the prize money they earned from FIFA.
FIFA set record prize money for this 2026 World Cup, with a total pool of $871 million. Every qualified nation receives a base amount of $12.5 million ($10M participation grant + $2.5M preparation costs), plus a performance bonus depending on how far the team advances, for a cumulative total of:
- Group stage exit: $21.5 million ($12.5M + $9M)
- Round of 32 exit: $23.5 million ($12.5M + $11M)
- Round of 16 exit: $27.5 million ($12.5M + $15M)
- Quarter-final exit: $31.5 million ($12.5M + $19M)
- 4th place: $39.5 million ($12.5M + $27M)
- 3rd place: $41.5 million ($12.5M + $29M)
- Runner-up: $45.5 million ($12.5M + $33M)
- Champion: $62.5 million ($12.5M + $50M)
Based on this scale, here is how the ten African teams at this edition rank:
- Morocco — $31.5 million (eliminated in the quarter-final against France)
- Egypt — $27.5 million (eliminated in the round of 16 against Argentina)
- Ghana — $23.5 million (eliminated in the round of 32)
- DR Congo — $23.5 million (eliminated in the round of 32)
- South Africa — $23.5 million (eliminated in the round of 32)
- Algeria — $23.5 million (eliminated in the round of 32)
- Ivory Coast — $23.5 million (eliminated in the round of 32)
- Senegal — $23.5 million (eliminated in the round of 32)
- Cape Verde — $23.5 million (eliminated in the round of 32)
- Tunisia — $21.5 million (eliminated in the group stage)
Thanks to their quarter-final run, Morocco collect the largest prize among African teams, ahead of Egypt, stopped in the round of 16. The six other nations eliminated in the round of 32 all share the same amount ($23.5 million), regardless of how their campaigns actually played out on the pitch.
