Flamengo to receive windfall for World Cup call-ups; here's why | OneFootball

FIFA pays clubs $11,000 per day for each called-up player

Flamengo will go almost two months without playing during the World Cup, but the club’s finances will keep moving. One source of income will be the fee FIFA pays clubs daily for each called-up player. The entity pays $11,000 per day per player, that is, R$ 54,000.

Therefore, considering that Flamengo has nine players who are “virtually certain” to go to the World Cup, the Rubro-Negro will earn R$ 486,000 per day. In the worst-case scenario, if Brazil, Uruguay, Ecuador and Colombia are eliminated in the group stage, Mengão will receive R$ 1.3 million per player, approximately R$ 11 million in total.

WHO ARE THE NINE PLAYERS THAT COLUNA DO FLA CONSIDERS VIRTUALLY CERTAIN?

One Flamengo player is already guaranteed at the World Cup: Danilo. In addition, Alex Sandro and Lucas Paquetá are very close to securing a spot, as is Léo Pereira. Pedro could be a surprise inclusion. For Uruguay, Arrascaeta, De La Cruz and Varela are all but guaranteed. There is also Gonzalo Plata for Ecuador, and Jorge Carascal for Colombia.

Two other Rubro-Negro players still have faint hopes: Léo Ortiz and Samuel Lino. The duo is on Carlo Ancelotti’s preliminary list, which includes 55 names. However, only 26 will be called up for the World Cup.

WHEN WILL FLAMENGO BE WITHOUT PLAYING?

Due to the World Cup, the Brasileirão will pause after the 18th round. As a result, Flamengo will face Coritiba at the Maracanã on May 30. The competition will only return at the end of July, three days after the World Cup final. Mengão will resume its quest for a tenth title against Chapecoense, in Chapecó, in the week of 07/22.

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