Every U.S. player who makes the final World Cup squad will receive a minimum of $76,000 from U.S. Soccer, according to a source close to the national team who has seen the most recent collective bargaining agreement with U.S. Soccer.
That figure combines $55,000 for earning a spot in the final 23; $5,500 per game for being on the roster for the three World Cup group-stage matches; and a minimum $1,500 per game for being in camp for the three pre-Cup friendlies against Azerbaijan, Turkey and Nigeria.
Clint Dempsey is earning a guaranteed $6.7 million this season with the Seattle Sounders, so the extra $76,000 is a small figure. But DeAndre Yedlin earns just $92,000 in the MLS.
Each player receives a certain amount of money from the federation per point earned in the group stage.
Here’s what FIFA will award each federation—keep in mind, these are the federations, not the players—in prize money:
Win tournament: $35 million
Runner-up: $25 million
3rd place: $22 million
4th place: $20 million
Eliminated in quarterfinals: $14 million
Eliminated in Round of 16: $9 million
Eliminated in group stage: $8 million