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World Cup winner to get record $50 million jackpot. Still less than half offered at Club World Cup
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FIFA President Gianni Infantino speaks during the draw for the 2026 soccer World Cup at the Kennedy Center in Washington, Friday, Dec. 5, 2025. - photo by AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough, Pool
MANCHESTER, England (AP) — The winner of the 2026 World Cup will receive a record jackpot of $50 million, FIFA said Wednesday. That figure is up from $42 million in 2022 and $38 million in 2018. But it is still less than half of what was on offer at the much less-hyped Club World Cup earlier this year.