How much Chelsea have earned in prize money so far as Club World Cup round of 16 tie is confirmed | OneFootball

Blues will face Benfica in the last 16 this weekend after finishing second in Group D

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Chelsea have pocketed £8.8million plus their Club World Cup participation fee for reaching the competition’s knockout stages.

The Blues finished as runners up to Flamengo in Group D to set up a round-of-16 meeting with Benfica in Charlotte, North Carolina on Saturday.

After opening their campaign with a 2-0 win over Los Angeles FC, the Blues lost 3-1 to Flamengo last Friday. However, they made sure of their progression to the last 16 by beating Tunisian outfit ES Tunis 3-0 on Wednesday.

The 12 European teams at the competition will receive staggered participation fees, with the worst-performing European side to receive £9.9m and the best earning as much as £29.6m once the tournament has finished.

Each group-stage win in the competition is worth £1.5m, while progression to the round of 16 is worth £5.8m on top of the money gained for group-stage victories.

Chelsea won two of their three group games, meaning £3m on top of that £5.8m has earnt them £8.8m in performance-related prize money so far in the United States.

Another £10.1m will follow if Enzo Maresca’s men beat Benfica to reach the quarter-finals in what will be the first meeting between Chelsea and the Portuguese side since the 2013 Europa League final.

In total, FIFA are awarding $1billion in prize money at the Club World Cup, with the eventual champions able to pocket as much as £97m if they win all their matches.