UEFA Euro 2024: Winner could take home prize money of ?248.91 crore, here is how

The UEFA European Football Championship, popularly known as the Euros, is arguably the second-most high-profile football tournament in the world after the FIFA World Cup, and is all set to begin in Germany on Friday, June 14. A total of 24 teams will take part in UEFA Euro 2024, which will conclude on July 14. UEFA Euro 2024 will see a total of 51 games, played at ten venues across ten German cities.

Prize money for UEFA Euro 2024

Being one of the biggest football tournaments in the world, the UEFA Euro 2024 also comes with massive prize money which will be distributed among the teams based on their performance.

How much could the winning team make

The total prize money pool for Euro 2024 is €331 million, the same amount as in Euro 2020, and the winning team could take home as much as €28.25 million (approximately ?248.91 crores) if they remain undefeated throughout the tournament.

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Just winning the final alone comes with prize money of €8 million (INR 71 crore). Every participating team will make a maximum of €3 million (INR 24 crore) for the three games they will play in the first round of UEFA Euro 2024.

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Break down of the prize money

Here is how much the teams could make by the end of UEFA Euro 2024:

• Participation money: €9.25 million (INR 83 crore)
• Group Stage Win: €1 million (INR 8 crore)
• Group Stage Draw: €500,000 (INR 4 crore)
• Round of 16 Qualification: €1.5 million (INR 13 crore)
• Quarterfinal Qualification: €2.5 million (INR 22 crore)
• Semifinal Qualification: €4 million (INR 35 crore)
• Runner-Up: €5 million (INR 44 crore)
• Winner: €8 million (INR 71 crore)

(All amounts have been rounded to the nearest crore for clarity)

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