How poor is ICC in front of FIFA? You will be surprised to know the difference in prize money of World Cup

FIFA Vs ICC: Whenever there is talk of the richest and most powerful organizations in the world of sports, the names of football’s governing body FIFA and cricket’s governing body ICC are often taken first. Right now the excitement of FIFA World Cup 2026 is spread all over the world. Amidst this spectacular football event, fans often wonder which board is richer in terms of revenue and wealth. If you also want to know about this cash-rich competition between cricket and football, then let us tell you the details.

earnings

If we talk about numbers, ICC is nothing compared to FIFA’s wealth. Based on estimated data over a four-year financial cycle, FIFA’s total revenue is approximately $13 billion, or approximately ₹1.08 lakh crore. In contrast, the ICC, cricket’s largest body, earned only $3.2 billion, or about ₹26,000 crore, during this period. To put this into perspective, FIFA, the governing body of football worldwide, is almost four times richer than the ICC, the governing body of cricket.

number of member countries

The wealth of ICC and FIFA is due to the reach and popularity of their respective sports. Football is played all over the world, and there are currently a total of 211 countries in FIFA. On the other hand, cricket is still limited to only a few parts of the world, due to which ICC has only 108 member countries. In fact, the more countries join any sport, the bigger the advertising and sponsorship market becomes. Therefore, FIFA receives support and huge investment from big companies in every country.

prize money

The direct benefit of this big budget is clearly visible in the prize money received by the players. The team that wins the FIFA World Cup gets a huge prize money of about 50 million dollars, or Rs 415 crore. Whereas the team that wins the ICC World Cup gets only about $4 million, or about ₹33 crore (about $3.3 billion). This difference clearly shows how much less the prize money of cricket is compared to football. Although India’s BCCI is the richest domestic cricket board in the world, ICC is far behind FIFA worldwide.

Advertising and TV rights

FIFA’s largest source of indirect income comes from broadcasting rights sold during the World Cup—TV and digital broadcasts, ticket sales, and sponsorships from global companies. Football is watched around the world, making its advertising worth billions. In comparison, most of the ICC’s revenue comes from a few countries like India, Australia and England.

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