African teams enjoyed their most successful FIFA World Cup campaign at the 2026 tournament, both on the pitch and through earnings.
A total of 10 African teams qualified for the 2026 World Cup, the most at any edition.
Capping the success, a total of 9 African teams advanced to the Round of 32, meaning significant earnings have been generated.
On Thursday, the last African team was eliminated from the 2026 World Cup.
This comes after Morocco were knocked out in the quarter-finals after losing 2-0 to France on Thursday evening.
Pan-Atlantic Kompass in this report, outlines the earnings of each African team at the 2026 World Cup
Morocco Emerges as the Highest-Paid African Nation at the 2026 World Cup
As expected, Morocco is the highest-paid African team at the 2026 World Cup due to their performance.
The Atlas Lions made it all the way to the last 8 and as a result, banked $19 million.
As a reminder, every nation that qualified for the FIFA World Cup 2026 received $1.5 million from FIFA to cover preparation costs.
That takes Morocco’s total prize money to $20.5 million.
They kick-started their campaign with a 1-1 draw with five-time FIFA World Champions Brazil before beating Scotland (1-0) and Haiti (4-2) to finish second in Group C and book their place in the Round of 32.
The Atlas Lions continued on their giant-killing trend from 2022 with European giants the Netherlands the latest giants to be slain. Morocco beat them 3-2 on penalties after the two sides played to a 1-1 draw after extra time in their Round of 32 tie.
Thereafter, they defeated co-hosts Canada 3-0 to reach the quarter-finals.
They were eliminated by the No 1-ranked football team in the world, France.
They should hold their heads up high for making it so far and it is no shame losing to this red-hot French team.
Egypt Comes Second
Egypt made it into the Round of 16, but after conceding a two-goal lead in the dying stages of the match, they were eliminated 3-2 by Argentina.
However, they still made $15 million for reaching the Round of 32 – and a total of $16.5 million when preparation costs are factored in.
Senegal, South Africa, Others Take Home $12.5m
South Africa, Senegal, Ivory Coast, DR Congo, Algeria, Ghana and Cape Verde all went home in the Round of 32.
As a result, each nation received $11 million, taking their total earnings to $12.5 million (R204 million).
Tunisia Made the Least Earnings
Tunisia were the only African side to exit in the group stage.
Consequently, they finished the tournament as the ‘lowest-paid’ African nation.
They earned $10.5 million (around R171 million).
