The United States women’s soccer team, a four-time World Cup champion, is also winning the Men’s World Cup.
Thanks to new labor agreements reached with US Soccer that ensure the prize money is divided among the country’s national teams, the women will receive an equal share of the prize money from the performances of the Chinese men. States in Qatar. How much? At least $6 million to date, or more of the total prize pool collected by the women’s team for the 2019 World Cup championship in France ($4 million reward) and the 2015 championship in Canada (2 millions of dollars).
In September, the US men’s and women’s teams officially signed new collective bargaining agreement with landmark terms: For the first time, US Soccer guarantees players will receive equal wages when competing in international matches and tournaments, which has been one of the controversial issues Most teams and federations have to face In recent years.
That means the women’s national team will also benefit from the men’s progress at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, according to figures that a spokesperson for the women’s team said the players are still digesting – but it has given the women’s team and its predecessors a sense of accomplishment and progress in the decades-long pursuit of sport equity.
“The women have done their job – four World Cups, four Olympic gold medals – to bring high visibility, and I mean high visibility, to the sport,” said Briana Scurry. football sport in this country, which has needed it for a long time,” said Briana Scurry. a goalkeeper for the 1999 World Cup winning team of the United States. “Now the men are, again, their turn and they are performing very well.”
FIFA had previously announced that the total prize pool for the World Cup in Qatar would be $440 million, including $42 million for the winning team. To go forward knockout round of the tournament, after a A tense 1-0 victory over Iran, the team will earn at least $13 million. A win over the Netherlands on Saturday could raise that number to at least $17 million.
Under the new agreements, 90% of World Cup prize money will be pooled and split equally between the players on the men’s 2022 World Cup and 2023 Women’s World Cup squads, in a historic move only seen in the world. in the United States among the top countries. football countries.
Reciprocal Sharing: As the women’s team defends the World Cup title at the 2023 Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand, all earnings will be shared with the men’s team.
“These agreements have changed the game forever in the United States and have the potential to change the game around the world,” American Football League President Cindy Parlow Cone said in a statement as the clubs said. agreement is signed. achieved in May.
