Fifa's role in WC

[MyWorld]

I was just wondering, what exactly is the role of FIFA in the WC?

They are the organizers, that I get, but what financial outset do they have concerning the WC? What costs are there to recoup?

It seems that everyone must pay them and they have no layout as far as my amateur eyes can see? Where does all the money go?

 

[Pitbull]

I was just wondering, what exactly is the role of FIFA in the WC?

They are the organizers, that I get, but what financial outset do they have concerning the WC? What costs are there to recoup?

It seems that everyone must pay them and they have no layout as far as my amateur eyes can see? Where does all the money go?

They do nothing but make millions.

It's like me asking you to have a braai at your house, I bring the entertainment and I ask a cover fee to everyone who comes. You agree, but only because you have renovated your house and want to show it to everyone. My agreement with you is that you give them food, a place to party/sleep and I pocket the money made

 

[The_Pumpkin_King]

Its like asking what's the IOCs role in the olympics :wtf:

 

[smokey]

Admin. Imagine what we pay our admin staff in government and then triple that.

 

[Mantis]

AFAIK they "fork out" the winning teams payouts or something. Apparently for this year its in the region of R300-odd million.

For Germany it was R200-odd million

 

[tsume]

@Mantis, got this from wikipedia (yes, I know)

The total prize money on offer for the tournament was confirmed by FIFA as $420 million, a 60 percent increase on the 2006 tournament.[41] Before the tournament, each participating team would receive $1 million, for preparation costs. Once at the tournament, teams exiting at the group stage would receive $8 million. Thereafter, the prize money would be distributed as follows:
* $9 million – Round of 16
* $18 million – Quarter-finals
* $20 million – Semi-finals
* $24 million – Runners up
* $30 million – Winners

In a first for the World Cup, there would also be payments made by FIFA to the domestic clubs of the players representing their national teams at the tournament. This would see a total of €26 million being paid to domestic clubs, amounting to just over €1,000 per player per day.[42]

This was the result of an agreement reached in 2008 between FIFA and European clubs to disband the G-14 group and drop their claims for compensation dating back to 2005 over the financial cost of injuries sustained to their players while on international duty, such as that from Belgian club Charleroi S.C. for injury to Morroco's Abdelmajid Oulmers in a friendly game in 2004, and from English club Newcastle United for an injury to England's Michael Owen in the 2006 World Cup.

The last part seems strange, because the number of injurys players have incured from the club leagues it seems the clubs should be paying the national teams.