FIFA: contributions for the Women's World Cup goes from $15m (Canada 2015) to $50m (France 2019)

"The FIFA Council approved an overall financial contribution of $50m (€43.8m on 26/10/2018) to the 24 teams playing in the FIFA Women’s World Cup France 2019 - more than tripling the amount paid in the 2015 edition ($15m / €13.4m on 05/07/2015, the day of the final)," announced FIFA at the end of its Council session organized in Kigali (Rwanda) on 26/10/2018.

The overall contribution is broken down as follows:
• An increase of 100% in prize money, which now totals $30m (€26.3m);
• The introduction of preparation money to support the qualified teams in organising preparatory matches before the competition, a fund which totals $11.52m (€10.11m);
• The introduction of a Club Benefits Programme to reward clubs releasing players for the competition. The total available pool is $8.48m (€7.44m).

"The FIFA Council ratified the Football Stakeholders Committee decision to establish a Task Force for Women’s Football, whose objective will be to identify clear goals for the women’s game and the mechanisms to reach them. The FIFA administration is now assigned with setting up the task force and…