Dollars for Argentine football: FIFA's millions for 2026 World Cup | OneFootball

Just days before the start of the World Cup in the United States, Mexico, and Canada, the Professional Football League will have a strong international presence with 19 players called up by different national teams. FIFA will implement a financial compensation system under which it will grant $11,000 per day to each club for every player released, a benefit that will remain in effect throughout the entire stay of their respective teams in the tournament.

River Plate leads the earnings with a record contribution

The Núñez club has positioned itself as the top representative at the local level by releasing seven players spread across five different national teams. This massive call-up will guarantee “Millonario” a fixed income of $77,000 per day.

Among River’s called-up players are:

The second tier: Independiente and Huracán

One step below are Independiente and Huracán, clubs that will receive a daily fee of $22,000 by contributing two representatives each. In the case of the Avellaneda side, the players called up are Colombian defender Santiago Arias and Paraguayan forward Gabriel Ávalos. For “Globo,” its called-up players are part of Ecuador’s squad: goalkeeper Hernán Galíndez and striker Jordy Caicedo.

The rest of the clubs benefiting

Boca Juniors will record revenue of $11,000 per day thanks to midfielder Leandro Paredes’ presence in Lionel Scaloni’s Argentina national team. Receiving that same daily amount for contributing one player to the World Cup are:

Finally, the map of income from releasing players to Paraguay’s national team is completed by San Lorenzo (Orlando Gil), Lanús (José Canale), Talleres de Córdoba (Alejandro Maidana), and Independiente Rivadavia de Mendoza (Alex Arce), clubs that will also receive FIFA’s daily payment for as long as the Guaraní delegation remains in the tournament.

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