The winner of the 2026 FIFA World Cup will receive a record jackpot of $50 million, FIFA said Wednesday. That figure is up from $42 million in 2022 and $38 million in 2018. But it is still less than half of what was on offer at the much less-hyped Club World Cup earlier this year.

World soccer’s governing body said the total prize fund for the World Cup, staged in the United States, Canada and Mexico, was $655 million -- a 50% increase on the previous edition in Qatar.

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