World Cup prize money set to increase after worries over high operational costs

SportFootballWorld Cup prize money set to increase after worries over high operational costsOfficials from national FAs indicated to the Press Association in February that they expected costs to be significantly higher than in Qatar.Jamie Gardner Sunday 26 April 2026 13:00 BSTBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":false,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b724c421-bdea-46aa-8db4-43401ed3f6bc","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/qatar-press-association-north-america-lionel-messi-vancouver-b2965160.html","title":"World Cup prize money set to increase after worries over high operational costs"}}open image in gallery{"id":"trigger-autogallery-3359","index":0}FIFA is in talks to increase World Cup prize money (Mike Egerton/PA) (PA Archive)Inside Sport newsletter: Get an expert guide to the biggest moments shaping the world of sportGet our free Inside Sport newsletterGet our free Inside Sport newsletterEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Inside_Sport_CDP","regTitle":"Inside Sport","subscriptionGroup":"inside_sport","subscriptionGroupId":"9cec95c5-a973-40ac-9b05-03d636c07853","type":"sport","pathPrefix":["/sport","/f1"],"associatedAuthors":["Lawrence Ostlere","Kieran Jackson"],"title":"Inside Sport newsletter: Get an expert guide to the biggest moments shaping the world of sport","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Sport newsletter","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/InsideSport1_1.png","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideSportNews","regSourceSection":"Football","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":false}World Cup prize money is set to be increased after concerns were raised by some...