According to the decision of FIFA
executive committee meeting on December 5, 2013, Thursday, there would be
increase in the new prize money to 576
million dollars (about N95 billion) for FIFA 2014 World Cup in Brazil.
The increase equals 37 per cent in
comparison with the 420 million dollars
(about N69 billion) on offer for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.
The winner in Brazil will receive 35
million dollars, followed by 25 million dollars for the runners-up.
Twenty-two million dollars and 20
million dollars will be for the third- and fourth-placed teams respectively,
and 14 million dollars for the quarter-finalists.
The governing body also announced
that South Korea would host the U-20 World Cup in 2017, with South Africa
staging the U-20 Women’s World Cup a year earlier.
India will have an opportunity to
showcase its credentials as a major event destination by hosting the U-17 World
Cup in 2017, while Jordan will hold the U-17 Women’s World Cup in 2016.
The governing body added that Mexico
City and Kuala Lumpur would stage the FIFA Congress in 2016 and 2017
respectively.
It would be recalled that Nigeria
has been grouped in Group F with Argentina, Iran and Bosnia Herzegovina in the
2014 World Cup draw held on Friday in Brazil.
According to the draw, Nigeria will
play its first match against Iran in the group match.
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