FIFA World Cup 2026™ shines spotlight on FIFA Clearing House and training rewards as USD 1 billion milestone approaches 

• Since launch of FIFA Clearing House in November 2022, clubs worldwide have been allocated close to USD 1 billion in training rewards
• Transfers involving 530 players called up for FIFA World Cup 2026™ have triggered USD 221 million in training compensation and solidarity contribution, benefiting clubs that helped develop members of 46 of 48 participating squads
• Further USD 768 million in training rewards has been generated through transfers involving players not participating in this year’s FIFA World Cup™ 

Since getting up and running in November 2022, the FIFA Clearing House has transformed the calculation and distribution of training rewards across world football, with almost USD 1 billion in training rewards generated in that period for clubs that invest in player development.

Of that total, more than USD 639 million has already been successfully distributed through the Paris-based FIFA Clearing House entity, thanks to which training rewards reach clubs around the world more efficiently, transparently and securely than ever before.

“These figures attest to the FIFA Clearing House’s role in strengthening football’s development ecosystem by ensuring that clubs receive the financial recompense they deserve for nurturing future generations of players,” said FIFA President Gianni Infantino.

“As transfer activity continues to grow worldwide, the FIFA Clearing House remains a cornerstone of FIFA’s commitment to improving financial transparency, increasing trust in the international transfer system and rewarding investment in youth development throughout the global game.”

The ongoing FIFA World Cup™ has provided another compelling demonstration of that impact. Some USD 221 million in training rewards has been generated by transfers involving 530 squad members from the tournament over the course of their careers, benefiting clubs connected to players representing 46 of the competition’s 48 teams.

Several participating nations stand out for the scale of the benefits yielded. FIFA World Cup finalists Spain and Argentina feature a total of 20 players whose transfers have generated training rewards via the FIFA Clearing House,

By way of further example, 20 of the 26 members of Croatia’s FIFA World Cup 2026™ squad have given rise to training rewards, reflecting the country’s long-established reputation for producing elite talent. Colombia and Ecuador follow close behind with 19 and 18 of their players generating training rewards, respectively. Côte d’Ivoire (17) and Japan, Switzerland and the Netherlands (each 16) complete the top five.

Meanwhile, transfers involving Dutch players called up for the tournament have resulted in USD 16.5 million in training rewards over the years – a testament to the enduring strength of the Netherlands’ football development pathways. The top ten teams in terms of total training rewards generated include five more from UEFA (Portugal, France, Belgium, Croatia and Germany), three from CONMEBOL (Argentina, Uruguay and Brazil) and one from CAF (Senegal).

On average, 63% of the training rewards generated by players participating in the World Cup are benefiting clubs from the players’ respective home countries. However, this ratio varies widely between associations. Clubs from Czechia received 92.4% of the training rewards generated by the Czech national team, followed by Argentina with 89.8% and Germany with 88.6% whereas training rewards for players from teams like Senegal (15.3%), Algeria (14.0%) and the United States (11.5%) have mostly benefited clubs in other associations.

The top ten players alone generated a total of USD 34.3 million of training rewards for their training clubs. The fact that these ten players represent ten different national teams once again underlines the global scope of the system: Neymar (Brazil), João Félix (Portugal), Manuel Ugarte (Uruguay), Enzo Fernández (Argentina), Kai Havertz (Germany), Moisés Caicedo (Ecuador), Michael Olise (France), Min-jae Kim (Korea Republic), Malik Tillman (USA) and Viktor Gyökeres (Sweden).

FIFA World Cup 2026 participants are only part of the story, however, as transfers of 10,422 players not involved in the event have triggered a further USD 768 million in training rewards since November 2022. This serves to illustrate the magnitude of the global transfer market and the broad reach of FIFA’s training-reward system across professional football.

These figures demonstrate how investments made by training clubs years earlier continue to deliver financial returns as players progress to the highest levels of the game and compete on football’s biggest stage. Likewise, they underscore the important role that solidarity mechanisms play in rewarding clubs – regardless of their size or location – for developing the next generation of football talent.