Football world cup is just round the corner. And not only the host country, Qatar, but the entire globe is prepping up for the marquee event. The fact that it is the first football world cup to be hosted by a Middle Eastern country, and the first winter world cup, is all adding to the excitement around the most-followed sport in the world.
There are many other things we are going to witness as ‘the first’ during this world cup. That includes this tournament being the most expensive ever also. If you are a football buff and loves betting, then you would be gearing up with your strategies to take part on a FIFA world cup betting app. However, it is advisable that you play safe.
Prize Money at the FIFA World Cup 2022
Compared to past world cups, this tournament will see a higher amount being allocated by the FIFA for prize money distribution. In fact that amount is estimated to be about 30% more than the 2018 world cup. Overall, around $1 billion is said to be distributed by the FIFA, out of which around half will be used for staging the tournament.
The prize distribution is as follows:
- Prize money: Approx. $400 million
- Club protection, insurance and club benefits program: Approx. $500+ million
- Preparation payments: Approx. $70 million
Prize money will be distributed in the following way:
- Participation payment to each team: $2.5 million
- Team eliminated at the group stage: $8 million each
- Teams eliminated at the round of 16: $12 million each
- Team eliminated at the quarterfinal stage: $16 million each
- 4th placed team: $22 million
- 3rd placed team: $26 million
- Runners-up: $32 million
- Winner: $45 million
Tournament Sponsors for the FIFA World Cup 2022
A tournament like the football world cup, which is considered as the biggest sporting event of a single sport, is bound to attract big names as sponsors. The football world cup is one of the most effective international marketing platforms, which ensures that the brands can leverage the platform to make their presence globally, in front of billions of people watching and following the event. There is no doubt that this world cup will say the biggest brands squaring up to sponsor the world cup.
These big names include brands such as Qatar Airways, Coca-Cola, Adidas, Hyundai, Wanda Group and many more. Other big names include BYJU’S, Crypto.com, QatarEnergy, Kia, McDonald’s, Hisense, Budweiser, Vivo, Visa and many more.
Many of the top football stars would be already associated with such brands. We are going to see a lot in the marketing strategies and promotional campaigns that these brands will use and introduce to the fans.
Several football betting sites and apps are also going at full scale for marketing and promoting their platforms to attract punters.
Ticket Price for the World Cup Matches
Tickets are being sold in phases for the world cup, which are first-come first-serve basis. Two phases of ticket sale are already over, and the third one is just round the corner. You should follow the official FIFA website to get updated about the ticket sale. All the tickets of the matches are sold in Qatari riyal currency, for local as well as international buyers.
The group stage matches tickets are priced at range of $105 to $210, while the round of 16, quarter-finals and semi-finals matches are priced at a higher level. The final match tickets are about 5 to 10 times higher priced than group matches.
You should keep up with all the updates when you are engaging in FIFA world cup betting or football premier league betting. Better updated you are with the latest with football tournament, more strategic you will be prepared for your betting game.
