BVB payday: how many millions the World Cup stars bring in | OneFootball

More teams, more players, more revenue: the XXL 2026 World Cup with 48 countries is bringing FIFA record earnings. However, the tournament in Canada, Mexico, and the USA is also setting records on the spending side. With more professionals in action than ever before, the release fees that the world governing body has to pay out to clubs are rising to a new high. Borussia Dortmund is benefiting as well.

Clubs that release their professionals for the World Cup receive financial compensation through FIFA’s “Club Benefits Programme.” The fund, launched in 2010, ensures that clubs directly share in the governing body’s tournament profits.

Since June 1, 2026, clubs have received 11,000 US dollars per day (around 9,500 euros) for every player released. The longer a World Cup participant remains in the tournament, the more money flows into his home club’s coffers.

Deutsche Kreditbank AG (DKB) has now calculated the earnings of the individual clubs. According to a report by Sportbild, the biggest beneficiary in the Bundesliga is FC Bayern Munich, which takes in 4.04 million euros from the group stage alone. Worldwide, only one club is ahead of the German record champions: Manchester City (4.64 million). Champions League winners Paris Saint-Germain rank third with revenues of around 3.58 million euros.

Cologne and Heidenheim come away empty-handed

A total of eleven Borussia Dortmund professionals are traveling to the 2026 World Cup. For Germany, Waldemar Anton (29), Maximilian Beier (23), Nico Schlotterbeck (26), and Felix Nmecha (25) are on the pitch. Marcel Sabitzer (32) and Carney Chukwuemeka (22) represent Austria, while Gregor Kobel (28) guards Switzerland’s goal. Ramy Bensebaini (31/Algeria), Julian Ryerson (28/Norway), Daniel Svensson (24/Sweden), and current BVB player Salih Özcan (28/Turkey) complete the black-and-yellow World Cup squad.

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This is paying off financially as well. BVB ranks second in Germany with a little over 2.72 million euros. They are followed by Bayer Leverkusen (2.27 million), Eintracht Frankfurt (2.03 million), and TSG Hoffenheim (1.85 million). However, the amounts could still rise if the players reach the knockout stage of the World Cup.

By contrast, 1. FC Cologne and 1. FC Heidenheim receive nothing at all in Germany. Since neither club is releasing a single professional for the tournament, they also receive no compensation payments from the FIFA fund.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇩🇪 here.