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Tuesday, January 11, 2011
FIFA World Cup Awards and There Are Currently Six Awards Give To The Players
Posted by pece at 12:51 AMFIFA World Cup Awards and It's Prize Money History-
At the end of each FIFA World Cup final tournament, several awards are attributed to the players and teams which have distinguished from the rest, in different aspects of the game.
FIFA World Cup prize money for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa is up 60 percent to $420 million.
The World Cup champions will walk away with $30 million and the runners-up will receive $20 million.
FIFA also revealed that $40 million would be shared among the world’s top clubs as a contribution to cover insurance and other expenses for their players involved in the World Cup tournament.
“Every club who has a player at the World Cup will receive $1600 per day, per player,”.
Prize money-
The total prize money on offer for the tournament was confirmed by FIFA as US$420 million (including payments of US$40m to domestic clubs), a 60 percent increase on the 2006 tournament. Before the tournament, each of the 32 entrants receive US$1 million for preparation costs. Once at the tournament, the prize money would be distributed as follows:
- US$8 million – To each team exiting after the group stage (16 teams)
- US$9 million – To each team exiting after the round of 16 (8 teams)
- US$14 million – To each team exiting after the quarter-finals (4 teams)
- US$18 million – Fourth placed team
- US$20 million – Third placed team
- US$24 million – Runner up
- US$30 million – Winner
In a first for the World Cup, FIFA made payments to the domestic clubs of the players representing their national teams at the tournament. This saw a total of US$40 million paid to domestic clubs. This was the result of an agreement reached in 2008 between FIFA and European clubs to disband the G-14 group and drop their claims for compensation dating back to 2005 over the financial cost of injuries sustained to their players while on international duty, such as that from Belgian club Charleroi S.C. for injury to Morocco's Abdelmajid Oulmers in a friendly game in 2004, and from English club Newcastle United for an injury to England's Michael Owen in the 2006 World Cup.
Discipline-
2010 FIFA World Cup disciplinary record
28 players were suspended after being shown two consecutive yellow cards (13 players), a single red card (8 players), or a yellow card followed by a red card (7 players).
Awards-
- Golden Ball:
Diego Forlán (Uruguay)
- Golden Boot:
Thomas Müller (Germany)
- Golden Glove:
Iker Casillas (Spain)
- Best Young Player:
- FIFA Fair Play Trophy:
All-Star Team-
The All-Star Team was decided by an online public vote, in which people were invited to select a team (in a 4–4–2 formation) and best coach. Voting was open until 23:59 on 11 July 2010, with entrants going into a draw to win a prize.
Six of the eleven players came from the Spanish team, as did the coach. The remainder of the team comprised one Dutch, one Brazilian, two Germans, and a Uruguayan.
- Goalkeeper: Iker Casillas (
- Defenders: Philipp Lahm (
Brazil).
- Midfielders: Bastian Schweinsteiger (
Netherlands), Andrés Iniesta and Xavi (
- Forwards: David Villa (
- Manager: Vicente del Bosque (
Awards-
There are currently six awards:
- the Golden Ball (currently commercially termed "adidas Golden Ball") for best player;
- the Golden Boot (also known as the Golden Shoe, commercially termed "adidas Golden Shoe" from 1982, although now referred to again as the Golden Boot) was first awarded in 1930 for top goal scorer;
- the Golden Glove Award for best goalkeeper (first awarded in 1994);
- the Best Young Player (currently commercially termed as "Hyundai Best Young Player") award for best player under 21 years of age at the start of the calendar year, first awarded in 2006.
- the FIFA Fair Play Trophy for the team with the best record of fair play (first awarded in 1970);
- the Most Entertaining Team award for the team that has entertained the public the most, during the World Cup final tournament, as determined by a poll of the general public, first awarded in 1994.
An All-Star Team (currently commercially termed "Mastercard All-Star Team") comprising the best players of the tournament, is also announced for each tournament since 1990.
Golden Ball-
The Golden Ball award is presented to the best player at each FIFA World Cup finals, with a shortlist drawn up by the FIFA technical committee and the winner voted for by representatives of the media. Those who finish as runners-up in the vote receive the adidas Silver Ball and Bronze Ball awards as the second and third most outstanding players in the tournament respectively.
| World Cup | Golden Ball | Silver Ball | Bronze Ball |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 Uruguay | José Nasazzi |  Guillermo Stábile | José Leandro Andrade |
| 1934 Italy |  Giuseppe Meazza |  Matthias Sindelar |  Oldřich Nejedlý |
| 1938 France |  Leônidas | Silvio Piola |  György Sárosi |
| 1950 Brazil | Zizinho | Juan Schiaffino | Ademir |
| 1954 Switzerland |  Ferenc Puskás | Sándor Kocsis | Fritz Walter |
| 1958 Sweden | Didi | Pelé |  Just Fontaine |
| 1962 Chile | Garrincha | Josef Masopust |  Leonel Sánchez |
| 1966 England |  Bobby Charlton | Bobby Moore |  Eusébio |
| 1970 Mexico |  Pelé | Gérson | Gerd Muller |
| 1974 West Germany | Johan Cruijff | Franz Beckenbauer |  Kazimierz Deyna |
| 1978 Argentina | Mario Kempes |  Paolo Rossi | Dirceu |
| 1982 Spain | Paolo Rossi | Falcão | Karl-Heinz Rummenigge |
| 1986 Mexico | Diego Maradona | Harald Schumacher |  Preben Elkjær |
| 1990 Italy | Salvatore Schillaci | Lothar Matthäus | Diego Maradona |
| 1994 United States | Romário | Roberto Baggio |  Hristo Stoichkov |
| 1998 France | Ronaldo |  Davor Šuker | Lilian Thuram |
| 2002 Korea/Japan | Oliver Kahn | Ronaldo |  Hong Myung-Bo |
| 2006 Germany | Zinedine Zidane | Fabio Cannavaro | Andrea Pirlo |
| 2010 South Africa | Diego Forlán | Wesley Sneijder | David Villa |
Golden Boot-
The Golden Boot or Golden Shoe Award goes to the top goalscorer of the FIFA World Cup. It was introduced at the 1930 FIFA World Cup.
If there is more than one player with the same amount of goals, the tie-breaker goes to the player who has contributed the most assists (with the FIFA Technical Study Group deciding whether an assist is to be counted as such). If there is still more than one player, the tie-breaker goes to the player who has played the least amount of time.
| World Cup | Golden Boot | Goals | Silver Boot | Goals | Bronze Boot | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 Uruguay | Guillermo Stábile | 8 | Pedro Cea | 5 |  Bert Patenaude Guillermo Subiabre | 4 |
| 1934 Italy | Oldřich Nejedlý | 5 |  Edmund Conen Angelo Schiavio | 4 |  Leopold Kielholz Raimundo Orsi | 3 |
| 1938 France | Leônidas da Silva | 7 |  Gyula Zsengellér | 6 | Silvio Piola György Sárosi | 5 |
| 1950 Brazil | Ademir | 9 |  Estanislao Basora Óscar Míguez | 5 | Francisco Aramburu Telmo Zarra Alcides Ghiggia | 4 |
| 1954 Switzerland | Sándor Kocsis | 11 | Josef Hügi Max Morlock Erich Probst | 6 | Robert Ballaman Carlos Borges Nándor Hidegkuti Ferenc Puskás Helmut Rahn Hans Schäfer Ottmar Walter | 4 |
| 1958 Sweden | Just Fontaine | 13 | Pelé Helmut Rahn | 6 | Vavá Peter McParland | 5 |
| 1962 Chile | Garrincha Vavá Leonel Sánchez Dražan Jerković Valentin Ivanov Flórián Albert | 4 |  Amarildo Adolf Scherer Lajos Tichy Milan Galić | 3 | Jaime Ramírez Eladio Rojas Jorge Toro Ron Flowers Uwe Seeler Giacomo Bulgarelli Igor Chislenko Viktor Ponedelnik José Sasía | 2 |
| 1966 England | Eusébio | 9 | Helmut Haller | 6 | Franz Beckenbauer Ferenc Bene Geoff Hurst Valeriy Porkujan | 4 |
| 1970 Mexico | Gerd Müller | 10 | Jairzinho | 7 |  Teófilo Cubillas | 5 |
| 1974 West Germany | Grzegorz Lato | 7 | Johan Neeskens Andrzej Szarmach | 5 |  Ralf Edström Gerd Müller Johnny Rep | 4 |
| 1978 Argentina | Mario Kempes | 6 | Teófilo Cubillas Rob Rensenbrink | 5 | Hans Krankl Leopoldo Luque | 4 |
| 1982 Spain | Paolo Rossi | 6 | Karl-Heinz Rummenigge | 5 | Zico Zbigniew Boniek | 4 |
| 1986 Mexico | Gary Lineker | 6 | Diego Maradona Careca Emilio Butragueño | 5 | Jorge Valdano Preben Elkjaer Larsen Alessandro Altobelli Igor Belanov | 4 |
| 1990 Italy | Salvatore Schillaci | 6 | Tomáš Skuhravý | 5 |  Roger Milla Gary Lineker Lothar Matthäus Míchel | 4 |
| 1994 United States | Hristo Stoichkov Oleg Salenko | 6 | Romário Jürgen Klinsmann Roberto Baggio Kennet Andersson | 5 | Gabriel Batistuta Florin Răducioiu Martin Dahlin | 4 |
| 1998 France | Davor Šuker | 6 | Gabriel Batistuta Christian Vieri | 5 | Ronaldo Marcelo Salas Luis Hernández | 4 |
| 2002 South Korea/Japan | Ronaldo | 8 | Rivaldo Miroslav Klose | 5 | Jon Dahl Tomasson Christian Vieri | 4 |
| 2006 Germany | Miroslav Klose | 5 | Hernán Crespo | 3 | Ronaldo | 3 |
| 2010 South Africa | Thomas Müller | 5 | David Villa | 5 | Wesley Sneijder | 5 |
1 FIFA initially credited Nejedlý with only four goals, which would make him joint top scorer with Angelo Schiavio of Italy and Edmund Conen of Germany. However, FIFA changed it to five goals in November 2006, making Nejedlý the outright top scorer.
2 FIFA initially credited Leônidas with eight goals. However, in November 2006, FIFA confirmed that in the quarter-final tie against Czechoslovakia, he had scored once, not twice as FIFA had originally recorded, meaning he had scored only seven goals in total. Moreover, in some sources, Leônidas was miscredited with one Brazilian goal in the first-round match against Poland, scoring four goals instead of three in the match.
3 There was controversy regarding the number of goals Brazilian Ademir Menezes had scored in 1950, as a result of incomplete data concerning the Final Round game Brazil vs. Spain (6:1). The first goal had been credited as an own goal by Spanish defender Parra, and the 5:0 goal had been credited to Jair. However, recently FIFA credited Ademir with both these goals. The next highest scorers in the World Cup scored five goals each.
4 Since FIFA and adidas became partners over 30 years ago, the award's official name has been "adidas Golden Shoe".
5 Salenko is the only player to win the award playing for a team that were eliminated in the group stages. His six goals are the only international goals he ever scored.
6 During the tournament, after the group stage match against Costa Rica, Ronaldo logged a protest against the crediting of a goal as an own goal, and FIFA granted him the change.
7 Müller, Villa, Sneijder and Diego Forlán tied with 5 goals. Müller won by virtue of having more assists (3) than the rest (each had 1). Villa won the Silver Boot due to playing fewer minutes than Sneidjer, and Sneijder won the Bronze Boot due to having played fewer minutes than Forlán.
Golden Glove-
The Golden Glove Award is awarded to the best goalkeeper of the tournament. Before 2010, the award was named the Yashin Award in honour of the late goalkeeper Lev Yashin (USSR). The FIFA Technical Study Group recognizes the top goalkeeper of the tournament based on the player’s performance throughout the final competition. Although goalkeepers have this specific award for their position, they are still eligible for the Golden Ball as well, as when Oliver Kahn was awarded in 2002. Although the Golden Glove Award was first awarded in 1994, every All-Star Team in World Cups prior to 1998 included only one goalkeeper.
| World Cup | Goalkeeper included in the All-Star Team |
|---|---|
| 1930 Uruguay | Enrique Ballesteros |
| 1934 Italy |  Ricardo Zamora |
| 1938 France | František Plánička |
| 1950 Brazil | Roque Máspoli |
| 1954 Switzerland | Gyula Grosics |
| 1958 Sweden | Harry Gregg |
| 1962 Chile | Viliam Schrojf |
| 1966 England | Gordon Banks |
| 1970 Mexico | Ladislao Mazurkiewicz |
| 1974 West Germany | Jan Tomaszewski |
| 1978 Argentina | Ubaldo Fillol |
| 1982 Spain | Dino Zoff |
| 1986 Mexico | Harald Schumacher |
| 1990 Italy | Sergio Goycochea |
The Yashin Award was first awarded in 1994.
| World Cup | Yashin Award winner |
|---|---|
| 1994 United States |  Michel Preud'homme |
| 1998 France | Fabien Barthez |
| 2002 Korea/Japan | Oliver Kahn |
| 2006 Germany | Gianluigi Buffon |
The award was renamed the Golden Glove Award in 2010.
| World Cup | Golden Glove Award winner |
|---|---|
| 2010 South Africa | Iker Casillas |
Best Young Player Award-
The Best Young Player award was awarded for the first time at the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany and given to Germany's Lukas Podolski. The award is given to the best player in the tournament who is at most 21 years old. For the 2006 FIFA World Cup this meant that the player had to have been born on or after 1 January 1985. The election took place on FIFA's official World Cup website with the help of The FIFA Technical Study Group.
FIFA organized a survey on the Internet for users to choose the "best young player" of the World Cup, between 1958 and 2002, named the best young player of each tournament. With 61% of the overall vote, the winner was Pelé, who finished ahead of the Peruvian Teófilo Cubillas, the best young player at Mexico 1970, and England’s Michael Owen, who reached similar heights at France 98.
| World Cup | Young Player | Age |
|---|---|---|
| 1958 Sweden | Pelé | 17 |
| 1962 Chile | Flórián Albert | 20 |
| 1966 England | Franz Beckenbauer | 20 |
| 1970 Mexico | Teofilo Cubillas | 21 |
| 1974 West Germany | Władysław Żmuda | 20 |
| 1978 Argentina | Antonio Cabrini | 20 |
| 1982 Spain | Manuel Amoros | 21 |
| 1986 Mexico | Enzo Scifo | 20 |
| 1990 Italy | Robert Prosinečki | 21 |
| 1994 United States | Marc Overmars | 21 |
| 1998 France | Michael Owen | 18 |
| 2002 Korea/Japan | Landon Donovan | 20 |
The Best Young Player Award was first awarded in 2006.
| World Cup | Best Young Player Award | Age |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 Germany | Lukas Podolski | 21 |
| 2010 South Africa | Thomas Müller | 20 |
FIFA Best Young Players Winners
FIFA Fair Play Trophy-
The FIFA Fair Play Trophy is given to the team with the best record of fair play during the World Cup final tournament. Only teams that qualified for the second round are considered. The winners of this award earn the FIFA Fair Play Trophy, a diploma, a fair play medal for each player and official, and $50,000 worth of football equipment to be used for youth development.
The appearance of the award was originally a certificate but from 1982-1994 it had been a golden trophy based on Sport Billy, a well known football-playing cartoon character from 1982 who became an icon for FIFA Fair play. More recently it is simply a trophy with an elegant footballer figure. Peru was the first nation to win the award after receiving no yellow or red cards in the 1970 FIFA World Cup held in Mexico.
Peru's FIFA Fair Play trophy award. Peru won the award after receiving no yellow or red cards in the tournament.'
| World Cup | FIFA Fair Play Trophy Winners |
|---|---|
| 1970 Mexico | Peru |
| 1978 Argentina | Argentina |
| 1982 Spain | Brazil |
| 1986 Mexico | Brazil |
| 1990 Italy | England |
| 1994 United States | Brazil |
| 1998 France | England France |
| 2002 Korea/Japan | Belgium |
| 2006 Germany | Brazil Spain |
| 2010 South Africa | Spain |
Most Entertaining Team-
The FIFA Award for the Most Entertaining Team is a fairly new accolade for the FIFA World Cup. It is a subjectively awarded prize for the team which has done the most to entertain the public with a positive approach to the game. The award is always organized through public participation in a poll.
| World Cup | Most Entertaining Team Award |
|---|---|
| 1994 United States | Brazil |
| 1998 France | France |
| 2002 Korea/Japan | South Korea |
| 2006 Germany | Portugal |
| 2010 South Africa | Germany |
FIFA Awards for Most Entertaining Team
FIFA Most Entertaining Team for 2010 South Africa
All-Star Team:
The All-Star Team, until 2006 named after sponsor MasterCard All-Star Team (in 2010,Yingli sponsored the award), is a team of players from the World Cup Finals, chosen up to 2006 by FIFA's technical study group, and in 2010 by an online poll on the FIFA.com website.
The number of players was expanded from 11 to 16 at the 1998 finals, and then to 23 in 2006, but returned to 11 in 2010 (which saw the selection of a coach, Vicente del Bosque). Before 1998, journalists and experts chose a "Dream Team" with outstanding players from each playing position. The teams were chosen mostly by European and South American journalists.
| World Cup | Goalkeepers | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 Uruguay | Enrique Ballesteros | José Nasazzi Milutin Ivković | Luis Monti Álvaro Gestido José Andrade | Pedro Cea Héctor Castro Héctor Scarone Guillermo Stábile Bert Patenaude |
| 1934 Italy | Ricardo Zamora | Jacinto Quincoces Eraldo Monzeglio | Luis Monti Attilio Ferraris Leonardo Cilaurren | Giuseppe Meazza Raimundo Orsi Enrique Guaita Matthias Sindelar Oldřich Nejedlý |
| 1938 France | František Plánička | Pietro Rava Alfredo Foni Domingos da Guia | Michele Andreolo Ugo Locatelli | Silvio Piola Gino Colaussi György Sárosi Gyula Zsengellér Leônidas |
| 1950 Brazil | Roque Máspoli | Erik Nilsson José Parra Schubert Gambetta | Obdulio Varela Walter Bahr | Alcides Ghiggia Zizinho Ademir Jair Juan Alberto Schiaffino |
| 1954 Switzerland | Gyula Grosics | Ernst Ocwirk József Bozsik José Santamaría | Fritz Walter Bauer | Helmut Rahn Nándor Hidegkuti Ferenc Puskás Sándor Kocsis Zoltan Czibor |
| 1958 Sweden | Harry Gregg | Djalma Santos Bellini Nílton Santos | Danny Blanchflower Didi | Pelé Garrincha Just Fontaine Raymond Kopa Gunnar Gren |
| 1962 Chile | Viliam Schrojf | Djalma Santos Cesare Maldini Valeriy Voronin Karl-Heinz Schnellinger | Zagallo Zito Josef Masopust | Vavá Garrincha Leonel Sánchez |
| 1966 England | Gordon Banks | George Cohen Bobby Moore Vicente Silvio Marzolini | Franz Beckenbauer Mário Coluna Bobby Charlton | Florian Albert Uwe Seeler Eusébio |
| 1970 Mexico | Ladislao Mazurkiewicz | Carlos Alberto Piazza Franz Beckenbauer Giacinto Facchetti | Gérson Teofilo Cubillas Bobby Charlton | Pelé Gerd Müller Jairzinho |
| 1974 West Germany | Jan Tomaszewski | Berti Vogts Wim Suurbier Franz Beckenbauer Marinho Chagas | Wolfgang Overath Kazimierz Deyna Johan Neeskens | Rob Rensenbrink Johan Cruyff Grzegorz Lato |
| 1978 Argentina | Ubaldo Fillol | Berti Vogts Ruud Krol Daniel Passarella Alberto Tarantini | Dirceu Teófilo Cubillas Rob Rensenbrink | Roberto Bettega Paolo Rossi Mario Kempes |
| 1982 Spain | Dino Zoff | Luizinho Júnior Claudio Gentile Fulvio Collovati | Zbigniew Boniek Falcão Michel Platini Zico | Socrates Paolo Rossi Karl-Heinz Rummenigge |
| 1986 Mexico | Harald Schumacher | Josimar Manuel Amoros Maxime Bossis | Jan Ceulemans Felix Magath Michel Platini Diego Maradona | Preben Elkjær Larsen Emilio Butragueño Gary Lineker |
| 1990 Italy | Sergio Goycochea | Andreas Brehme Paolo Maldini Franco Baresi | Diego Maradona Lothar Matthäus Roberto Donadoni Paul Gascoigne | Salvatore Schillaci Roger Milla Jurgen Klinsmann Claudio Caniggia |
| 1994 United States | Michel Preud'homme Thomas Ravelli | Jorginho Márcio Santos Paolo Maldini Franco Baresi | Dunga Krasimir Balakov Gheorghe Hagi Tomas Brolin | Romário Hristo Stoichkov Roberto Baggio |
| 1998 France | Fabien Barthez José Luis Chilavert | Roberto Carlos Marcel Desailly Lilian Thuram Frank de Boer Carlos Gamarra | Dunga Rivaldo Michael Laudrup Zinedine Zidane Edgar Davids | Ronaldo Davor Šuker Brian Laudrup Dennis Bergkamp |
| 2002 Korea/Japan | Oliver Kahn Rüştü Reçber | Roberto Carlos Sol Campbell Fernando Hierro Hong Myung-Bo Alpay Özalan | Rivaldo Ronaldinho Michael Ballack Claudio Reyna Yoo Sang-Chul | Ronaldo Miroslav Klose El Hadji Diouf Hasan Şaş |
| 2006 Germany | Gianluigi Buffon Jens Lehmann Ricardo | Roberto Ayala John Terry Lilian Thuram Philipp Lahm Fabio Cannavaro Gianluca Zambrotta Ricardo Carvalho | Zé Roberto Patrick Vieira Zinedine Zidane Michael Ballack Andrea Pirlo Gennaro Gattuso Luís Figo Maniche | Hernán Crespo Thierry Henry Miroslav Klose Luca Toni Francesco Totti |
| 2010 South Africa | Iker Casillas | Philipp Lahm Sergio Ramos Carles Puyol Maicon | Andrés Iniesta Bastian Schweinsteiger Wesley Sneijder Xavi | David Villa Diego Forlan |
Only two players have been named in three separate All-Star teams: Franz Beckenbauer of West Germany, who was included in 1966, 1970, and 1974, Djalma Santos in 1954, 1958 and 1962. 21 others have been named to two separate All-Star teams: Luis Monti (1930 and 1934; however, in 1930, he was representing Argentina while in 1934 he represented Italy); Garrincha (1958 and 1962); Pelé (1958 and 1970); Bobby Charlton (1966 and 1970); Teofilo Cubillas (1970 and 1978); Ruud Krol and Rob Rensenbrink (1974 and 1978); Berti Vogts (1974 and 1978); Paolo Rossi (1978 and 1982); Michel Platini (1982 and 1986); Diego Maradona (1986 and 1990); Paolo Maldini (1990 and 1994); Dunga (1994 and 1998); Roberto Carlos, Rivaldo, and Ronaldo (1998 and 2002); Lilian Thuram and Zinedine Zidane (1998 and 2006); Michael Ballack and Miroslav Klose (2002 and 2006); and Philipp Lahm (2006 and 2010).
Pelé is the only player to be named in All-Star teams 12 years apart (1958 and 1970).
Uruguay in 1930 and 1950, Italy and Germany in 2006 and Spain in 2010 are the only teams to have had a player in every position on the All-Star Team.
Uruguay in 1930 and Italy in 2006 have the most players elected to the All-Star Team with 7 players each. However, the 1930 selection only had 11 players overall, while the 2006 seelection had 23.
35 different Brazilian players were named in All-Star teams, Brazil is also the nation with most nominations with 43 nominees.
Only two Asian players have been named in All-Star teams, Hong Myung-Bo and Yoo Sang-Chul of South Korea. Both were selected in 2002.
Only one player on the victorious 1986 Argentina team, Diego Maradona, was selected to that year's All-Star team.
Uniquely, brothers Brian Laudrup and Michael Laudrup were both selected for the All Star Team from Denmark in 1998 FIFA World Cup.
The 2010 FIFA World Cup tournament, just like its predecessors, will churn out dollops of entertainment, football highs, football lows, celebrations and even disappointments. The 32 teams who qualified for the World Cup tournament will look to play more than just the role of tourists in picturesque South Africa. The nations of the world will wait on their heroes to perform and achieve the seemingly impossible. The blood, sweat, passion and tears of the players will make up for one thriller of a competition. To acknowledge the tremendous feats of the winning teams, FIFA as an organization, has set aside total prize money of US$420 million. The money will be awarded or distributed amongst the teams after taking into consideration their respective performances and results of the 2010 tournament. Read on to know more on the ‘Prize Money’ reserved for the winning teams of the 2010 FIFA World Cup tournament.
Prize Money For The 2010 FIFA World Cup -
The prize money for the 2010 FIFA World Cup only does justice to the status and legacy of the tournament. A whopping sum of US$420 million has been set aside as the ‘Prize Money for the 2010 FIFA World Cup tournament.’ The amount has been supplemented with a generous 60% increase, a far cry from what was the prize money for the 2006 FIFA World Cup. Post a 24-man Executive Committee meeting at the Robben Islands, FIFA President Sepp Blatter announced that the winners or champions of the 2010 FIFA World Cup tournament will receive a cash award of US$ 30 million. The runners up of the tournament will get to walk away with US$ 20million.
The General Secretary of FIFA, Jerome Valcke also announced a sum of $40 million for the top football clubs of the world. This sum is to be shared between the clubs who have their players participating at the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The US$ 40 million will act as a compensation for the insurance and other expenses that the clubs will have to incur on the players playing in South Africa. "Every club who has a player at the World Cup will receive $1600 per day, per player,” proclaimed Jerome Valcke. The Secretary General also said that the money will be paid 15 days before the start of the tournament and one day after the players' participation in the World Cup ends." All 32 teams will get a sum of US$ 1million prior to the commencement of the 2010 FIFA World Cup tournament.
The teams will battle it out for the Cup and the prize money in the scenic South African cities of Cape Town, Durban, Johannesburg, Nelspruit, Polokwane, Rustenburg, Mangaung/Bloemfontein, Nelson Mandela Bay/Port Elizabeth and Nelson Mandela Bay/Port Elizabeth. The matches will be held over a period of one month. The 2010 FIFA World Cup tournament begins on June 11, 2010 and will build up to a glorious crescendo on July 11, 2010. Three cheers for the World Final, three cheers for the participating teams and three cheers for the host country South Africa.
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