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FIFA World Cup 2022 Prize Money: Diego Maradona, the late Argentina great with whom Messi was so often compared, helped the South American country become the world champions in 1986.

Diego Maradona, the late Argentina great with whom Messi was so often compared, helped the South American country become the world champions in 1986. Image Source: Reuters

FIFA World Cup 2022 Prize Money: Several Argentina supporters came out on streets around the world and erupted in joy after the South American country won the FIFA World Cup 2022 final.

After 36 long years, Argentina finally won the World Cup title as it beat France 4-2 on penalties after a 3-3 draw on Sunday. Lionel Messi scored two goals and then another in the penalty shootout to claim Argentina's third World Cup title.

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FIFA World Cup 2022 Prize Money for every team

FIFA World cup teams that reached the Quarter finals earned $17 million each. Teams that managed to reach round 16 received $13 million in prize money. Similarly, Croatia and Morocco, also got the prize money of $27 million and $25 million, respectively.

FIFA World Cup 2022 Prize Money for Winner Argentina

Argentina won the FIFA World Cup 2022 championship on Sunday and will get a $42 million cash reward. The runner-up squad, France, will receive $30 million in prize money.

Of course, the prize money is given out in addition to the players' pay.

Stage	Dollars($)	INR/Rupees	GBP/Pounds
Argentina	$42 million	347 crore	34 million pounds
France	$30 million	248 crore	24.3 million pounds
Croatia	$27 million	223 crore	21.87 million pounds
Morocco	$25 million	206 crore	20.25 millions pounds

Diego Maradona, the late Argentina great with whom Messi was so often compared, helped the South American country become the world champions in 1986. Messi achieved what Maradona did thirty-six years ago.

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