The FIFA World Cup is the biggest event in all of sports, barring probably the Olympics. Thus, with the kind of money that it is expected to generate, it is only fair that the clubs who send out the players to play in it, and risk potential injuries, get something in return. And Celtic could receive a significant cash windfall, thanks to having multiple players on the planes to Qatar this time around.
Daizen Maeda has been already selected by Japan while Aaron Mooy will be representing Australia. And there are a few more players from the Celtic squad who are expected to make the cut as well.
What most fans are not aware of is how the cash windfall will be broken up for the club and how much the Hoops can expect to pocket.
Well, they will be getting approximately $10,000 for each day that a player spends away at the tournament. As reported by FIFA’s official website, a media release goes on to read:
"For the first time, clubs will be able to apply digitally through the FIFA Professional Football Landscape platform with approximately USD 10,000 to be received for each one of the days the relevant player remains with his national team during the FIFA World Cup 2022™ and the official preparation period. The compensation will be paid to all clubs for which the footballer has played in the two years prior to the FIFA World Cup 2022."
How much could Celtic end up pocketing due to the FIFA World Cup?
Well, it is still not clear how much exactly Celtic could end up pocketing due to their players going to the World Cup, due to the simple fact that nobody knows how long most of them will remain in it, or even who are going to it, with a lot of national team squads yet to be announced.
For each player competing in the group stage, a club will receive $180,000, $220,000 for reaching the last 16, $280,000 for making the quarter-finals, $320,000 for being in the semi-finals and $370,000 for the final.
While Maeda and Mooy have already been named in their respective national team squads, Josip Juranovic and Cameron Carter-Vickers are expected to be going to the tournament as well. Matt O’Riley still has an outsider’s chance to make the Denmark squad while potentially somebody like Reo Hatate could make it due to Japan’s injury woes despite not being picked in the initial squad.