North African giants Morocco have earned a minimum of $31.5 million in total prize money from FIFA after making history yet again and booking a spot in the quarter-finals of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
The Atlas Lions booked their place in the last eight with a commanding 3-0 victory over Canada on Saturday at Houston Stadium.
Azzedine Ounahi scored twice in the second half before Soufiane Rahimi added a late third goal to seal Morocco’s passage into the quarterfinals for the second consecutive FIFA World Cup.
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Morocco will now face France for a place in the semi-finals.
FIFA approved a record $871 million prize pool for the expanded 48-team 2026 World Cup, the highest financial distribution in the tournament’s history.
Under FIFA’s payout structure, teams eliminated in the quarterfinals (finishing between fifth and eighth) receive $19 million in
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