How much money FIFA pays clubs for players at the World Cup

FIFA are set to compensate clubs for granting leave to their players for this summer's World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico.

First launched ahead of the 2010 staging in South Africa, the sport's international governing body dished out £156 million between 440 clubs and 51 different nations as part of their Club Benefit Programme, and this year the pot is bigger than ever before.

Inclusive of World Cup qualifiers for the first time, FIFA are handing out a bumper £265 million to clubs all around the world, with any side whose player goes on to reach the final in-line for a huge £200,000 plus payday.

If you take into account some clubs have a large number of players away serving their countries, then it could prove to be an incredibly lucrative summer.

What is FIFA'S Club Benefit Programme?

FIFA's Club Benefit Programme was designed to compensate clubs whose players are away on international duty for prolonged periods.

Of course, with the World Cup being the governing body's showpiece quadrennial event, players can be away serving their countries for up to two months, including warm-up fixtures, training camps and the event itself.

It's been officially confirmed that there is an overall pot of £265 million available, with £187 million of that being dedicated to the actual Stateside extravaganza itself.

Payments will be made on a individual player, per day basis, meaning that essentially the more players a club has at the tournament and the longer they are there for, the more money they will receive.

A total of £75 million has been allocated for clubs whose players featured during the World Cup qualifying campaign, while the remaining £3.75 million of the full £265 million pot will be allocated to the benefit of club football, which is based on an agreement struck between FIFA and the EFC (European Football Clubs).

How much money will clubs get if their player is playing at the World Cup?

From the day that a player is first released for World Cup duty, players will earn their clubs a fee of $5,000 (£3,730) per day until the day after their team's final match in the competition.

For qualifying round matches, players earned their club $2,362 (£1,765) for every qualifying match when they were in a matchday squad.

The shortest amount of time that a team can be in this year's World Cup is 14 days, marking the the time from the start of the tournament to the end of the group stage for the four teams in Group A.

FIFA's mandatory date for clubs to release players was the 25th May, so given the day after their nation's final match will also be counted, it means that the minimum amount of money that a club will earn for one of their players being away in a staggering £119,500.

How much will a club earn if a player goes on to win the World Cup?

Should a team reach the final, that would consist of 57 days' participation, including the day after the tournament, meaning a payment of £313,900 would be due in the club's coffers.

Should a side have more than one player in the final, then they will receive that total for each.

Which Premier League club has the most players featuring at the World Cup?

Manchester City top the Premier League charts with 19 of their players representing their countries at the World Cup.

That means the Citizens will receive at least £2.27 million with that tally likely growing to well in excess of £3 million.