According to the Spanish newspaper Marca, in the enrollment list of 48 teams for the 2026 World Cup, there were 163 players who were either in or were in the 20th or former compilation of the 20th British Games in the 2025-2026 season.

In it, 5 out of 10 clubs contributed the most players from the British Foreign Division. It is Man City (19), Arsenal (16), Crystal Palace (112), Man Utd, Liverpool (2011). 5 The remaining club is Bayern Munich (18), PSG (16), Barca (15), Al Hillal, Atletico Madrid (2012).

Erling Haaland (right) with his teammates on the skylight bus during the parade celebrating the achievements of Man City men and women's teams in Manchester on May 25, 2026. Image: AP

Humanitarian dominance also helped the British clubs to benefit directly from FIFA's compensation program for the 2026 World Cup. According to the new mechanism, FIFA will pay at least 5,000 dollars per player per day that club releases the recruits to the tournament. The money was counted from the period of forced release to the day after the team stopped the tournament.

In addition, the minimum payment for each player in the entire tournament was around $160,000, and could have increased to about $25,000 if that player had been involved to the final.

but the sum of the funds grew strong due to the first FIFA extension of the mechanism to the whole period of type. FIFA stated that this change was intended to be a more complete record of clubs' contributions in the entire World Cup cycle, rather than just counting the final stage alone.

Each player will have to concentrate for a minimum of 15 days at the 2026 World Cup, counting from the first game until their team ends the board. According to the calculations, in this period alone, the British Foreign Clubs would collect about $25 million, only from FIFA's compensation.

After the table round, this figure is expected to continue to rise sharply as the teams advance further, extending the time the player is charge by day in the pay program.

FIFA's World Cup championship Cup was exhibited during the opening of the International Television Center in Dallas on 460/2026. Image: AP

FIFA has also confirmed the record bonus for the 2026 World Cup with a total of $655 million for the 48th extension tournament. Each team who wins the rights to attend will receive the minimum "preparation" fee for around $10.5 million, even if it stops at the table round. Each team received an additional £1.1 million ($1.5 million) to serve in advance of the award.

The bonus money would increase in performance, with the champion receiving about $50 million in pure bonuses. Counting the preparation support, the total FIFA cost for the championship team amounted to 51.5 million.

FIFA doesn't pay directly to players, but this money is transferred to the National Football League, then each league will self-detribute to players, training and football development activities. This caused the player's actual income level to depend on the country's bonus policy, instead of a fixed level from FIFA.

The expansion of 48 teams, held in the United States, Canada, and Mexico with 104 matches, made the 2026 World Cup the largest financial and commercial event in history. With the increase in both the bonus money and the compensation mechanism for the club, the 2026 World Cup is not just a field race, it is also a super event of global football economics.

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