FIFA made a record breaking revenue of $7.6 billion during the 2019-2022 cycle
FIFA (www.FIFA.com) Club World Cup 2025 has received unanimous approval for its slot allocation, and the FIFA World Cup 2026TM hosts will automatically qualify for the championship match thanks to USD 7.6 billion record earnings from 2019 to 2022.
The Annual Report 2022, which outlines FIFA’s record-breaking earnings of USD 7.6 billion during the 2019–2022 cycle and the USD 11 billion that is anticipated to be earned during the 2023–2026 cycle, has been accepted by the FIFA Council.
FIFA’s historic investment in football is the outcome of our strong financial transparency and serves as a practical illustration of our efforts to make the game truly international, according to FIFA President Gianni Infantino. “Despite the many difficulties we encountered during the previous cycle, not least the COVID-19 pandemic, the organization has been able to fulfill its mission in relation to our member associations and the world of football in large part because of the resounding success of the FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar.
The FIFA Council unanimously approved the corresponding slot allocation after deciding in December 2022 to increase the FIFA Club World CupTM from 24 to 32 teams, with the first such edition scheduled to take place in June-July 2025. The allocation is as follows: AFC: 4, CAF: 4, CONMEBOL: 6, OFC: 1, UEFA: 12 and tournament host: 1. The decision was made based on a set of objective measures and criteria.
The FIFA Council unanimously chose the Saudi Arabian Football Federation to serve as the event’s hosts from December 12 to December 22, 2023, for the FIFA Club World Cup 2023TM, which will be played using the current format with seven clubs.
Additionally, the FIFA Council confirmed that the hosts of the FIFA World Cup 2026TM, namely Canada, Mexico, and the United States, will automatically qualify for the final round of the competition. As a result, their slots will be subtracted from the overall allocation of six given to Concacaf, in keeping with the long-standing tradition of having all hosts compete at the FIFA World CupTM. The preparatory competitions in each confederation for the FIFA World Cup 2026 will be covered in detail in due course.
FIFA Women’s World Cup 2027TM in Q2 2024 (with bid regulations for approval in March 2023) FIFA World Cup 2030TM in Q3 2024 (with bid regulations for approval in June 2023) and FIFA Women’s World Cup 2031TM in Q2 2025 were all announced by the FIFA Congress and updated to the FIFA Council (with bid regulations for approval in Q2 2024).
The 73rd FIFA Congress, whose agenda will be released in due course and which will be held on Thursday, March 16, 2023 in Kigali, Rwanda, was revised on by the FIFA Council.
