The 2026 World Cup will also generate significant revenue for French clubs. Through FIFA’s compensation programme, several Ligue 1 teams will receive substantial payments for releasing their players during the tournament.
The World Cup is also profitable for clubs, as FIFA compensates them based on the participation of players made available for the competition. In Ligue 1, several teams are set to benefit.
PSG Secures France’s Biggest Payout
PSG will receive by far the largest payment among French clubs. With compensation estimated at €2.5 million, the Parisian side would even be the second-highest-paid club in the world, behind only Manchester City and its 19 World Cup players.
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Behind Paris, Lille are expected to receive around €1.2 million. Monaco would collect €960,000, ahead of Rennes on €930,000, Strasbourg on €910,000, Nice on nearly €890,000 and Marseille on approximately €880,000. These payments will provide welcome financial support after the clubs were without several players for weeks.
The calculation is based on compensation of around €4,300 per player per day between June 1 and July 19, 2026. The payment may then be shared between the clubs that employed the player during the previous two seasons. FIFA has allocated a total fund of €305.3 million, with PSG emerging as one of the biggest beneficiaries of the tournament.
