Wales stars to share a minimum of £10MILLION after qualifying for the World Cup… with initial £1.5m to be spent on preparations for the tournament in Qatar
- Wales secured their place at the 2022 World Cup by beating Ukraine in a play-off
- They will be given £1.5million to prepare for the tournament in Qatar
- Players will still collect close to £8m even if they fail to get out of their group
- Wales have not played at the World Cup since appearing at the event in 1958Â
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Gareth Bale and his fellow Wales stars can look forward to a minimum share of about £10million in prize money as a result of qualifying for the World Cup.
Wales have reached the tournament for the first time since 1958 and will take on USA, Iran and England in the groups in Qatar in November.
Yet regardless of their performance, Wales — like all nations — have landed an initial £1.5m from FIFA to spend on tournament preparations.
Wales players will share at least £10million after qualifying for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar
Wales secured their place at this year’s tournament with a 1-0 victory over Ukraine
Then, even if they are eliminated in the groups, they will still collect close to £8m after their tournament has ended.
As well as being distributed among the players and staff, the funds would be used to improve the game at all levels in Wales and boost their chances of qualifying for future tournaments.
This week, Welsh FA chief executive Noel Mooney bemoaned the ‘third-world’ grassroots facilities he had found in some parts of the country on taking the job last year.
Wales face Belgium on Saturday in the Nations League knowing defeat would leave them at threat of relegation following losses to Poland and Holland.
The Welsh side were beaten 2-1 by Holland in their most recent fixture in the Nations League
