WC winners to pocket $30m

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ROBBEN ISLAND, South Africa, Dec 4 (Reuters): The winners of next year's World Cup final in South Africa will collect $30 million (18 million pounds) in prize money, FIFA said Thursday after their Executive Committee meeting in the historic setting of Robben Island.
The runners up will receive $24 million and all participating teams will receive an extra $1 million to cover their preparation costs.
FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke said that the total prize money available to the 32 finalists would be $420 million, a 61 percent increase on the pot for the 2006 World Cup in Germany.
As well as the prize money available Valcke said that FIFA would provide $40 million for clubs whose players take part in the tournament.
"Every club who has a player at the World Cup will receive $1600 per day, per player," Valcke said.
"The money will be paid 15 days before the start of the tournament and to one day after the players' participation in the World Cup ends."