US Men’s $16M World Cup Prize to Boost Women’s Team Under Equal Pay Deal
Under U.S. Soccer’s landmark equal pay agreements, the $16 million FIFA prize the men’s national team earned for reaching the last 16 will be pooled and split evenly between both player pools after U.S. Soccer takes its 20% share. Each 26-player roster stands to receive about $246,153. Since the USWNT has not yet qualified for the 2027 Women’s World Cup, their portion will be held in an interest-bearing account until the tournament, with interest also shared equally. This prize-pool structure stems from the women’s team’s 2019 discrimination lawsuit and the 2022 settlement, aiming to close the payout gap between men’s and women’s World Cups.
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