FIFPRO celebrates players’ improved Women’s World Cup pay and conditions

Ahead of the FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia/New Zealand 2023, FIFA have announced a series of developments for the tournament and future editions that is the direct result of collective action by FIFPRO, its member unions, and professional footballers around the globe. 

In what was the largest piece of collective action taken in women’s football, over 150 international footballers from 25 countries co-signed a letter sent to FIFA President Gianni Infantino in October 2022.

Players were united behind simple yet concrete demands: for greater professionalisation of the Women’s World Cup; equal regulations and conditions, fair redistribution of prize money to players, and a pathway to equal prize money, as well as an agreement that protects these commitments; both now and as a legacy for the players in the future.

The reforms – that include guaranteed compensation for all players selected for the competition and identical conditions to those offered to teams at the men’s World Cup in Qatar 2022 – is a clear success of the measures taken by players, in coordination with FIFPRO and its member unions. 

- The tireless work of FIFPRO, its member unions, and the players resulted in constructive negotiations with FIFA that open up this new chapter in women’s football. Players have been at the heart of the progress made in the game, and this pathway to equality is a significant part of the legacy created through this collective movement, FIFPRO General Secretary Jonas Baer-Hoffmann said:

The results of collective action

1. Player prize money allocation guaranteed
   
   Each individual player at the Women's World Cup will now be allocated performance-based funding. Every player going to Australia/New Zealand will earn at least USD 30,000, with players from the winning team each receiving USD 270,000.
    
2. Equal conditions achieved
   
   The conditions and service levels offered to each team will be identical to those at the men’s World Cup in Qatar. This means:
   
   • The delegation size for all PMAs will be set at up to 50 people;
   
   • Each delegation will have the option of accommodating players in single or twin rooms, or a combination of both, according to their preferences;
   
   • Identical processes to men's World Cup for class of international travel, level of in-competition domestic travel, implementation of team base camp concepts, and standard of accommodation.
    
3. Increased prize money
   
   In addition to doubling to USD 31m the preparation funding already distributed to all PMAs, an additional total pot of USD 110m has been allocated to the Women’s World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023 to be distributed to teams on the basis of team performance at the tournament.