This year’s new extended version of the FIFA Club World Cup final held in the USA from the15th of June to the14th of July, 2025. The final held on the 14th saw the finalists, PSG on one side and Chelsea on the other side. It was a clash between the current UEFA Champions League winner and the current UEFA Europa Conference League winners. PSG on one side with head coach Luis Enrique, while Chelsea‘s Enzo Maresca on the other side. But at the final whistle, Chelsea came out as the winner of the game and the tournament with a 3-0 score line. But it was not the trophy that caught the main highlight for the Blues. Chelsea have hit the financial jackpot with this FIFA CWC tournament win with a huge sum of money.
Participation fee for each team, including Chelsea:
FIFA distributed a total of $1 billion prize pool across the competition for participation fees and performance bonuses, so that all the clubs receive payment according to their performance with the financial support. The participation fee alone was $525 million of the total prize money. All the European clubs received anywhere $12.8 million to $38.2 million. It was reportedly based on their club size, market reach, and the performance in previous UEFA competitions. Chelsea, along with Manchester City, qualified from England due to their previous success in the UEFA Champions League in 2022 and 2023. They already have a strong commercial presence and market reach across the globe. They received around $37.7 million is participation fees.
Performance bonuses and how they added up for Chelsea:
The real financial gain for Chelsea came through their totally exceptional performance on the pitch. The Blues came on top in every match except for their one loss against the Brazilian side Flamengo in the group stage. Other than that, the Blues came out on top of every top coming from the different continents of the world. A total of $475 million was allocated based on the performance-based bonuses for every team in the competition. Based one the match wins, progression to different stages, including the Round of 16, quarter-finals, semi-finals, and the finals. Chelsea’s road to the trophy included group stage draws, losses, and victories, with knockout wins, and their deciding final win over rivals PSG. To finally win the new version of the extended FIFA Club World Cup campaign of 32 teams.
Total prize money won by the champions Chelsea:
In the grand final of the extended FIFA Club World Cup between PSG and Chelsea. The Chelsea that came on top won a staggering amount of about USD $125 million from this tournament. From the group stage, Chelsea secured $4 million by winning two of their group matches. In the Round of 16, with a smooth victory against Benfica, they secured $7.5 million. Moving on to the quarter final against Palmeiras, they earned $13.125 million. In the semi-finals win against Fluminense, they earned $21 million. Finally reaching the final secures both the team with $30 million and with that, the winning team secures an extra $40 million. Along with the $9 million received as a bonus. Chelsea won a huge amount of USD $125 million from the FIFA Club World Cup.
Author’s opinion:
The new FIFA Club World Cup is designed in such a way as to provide tough competition against the UEFA Champions League which is held each year. The campaign was held in the USA with the venues for the next year’s FIFA World Cup of 2026. But the major concern was that the tournament did not draw up people as expected. But among the fans globally, it was a major hit event. With the Blues winning such a big amount, it will help the team facilitate more transfers for the transfer going into the next season.
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