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No surprises as FIFA name top World Cup seeds
(Reuters)
Updated: 2005-12-07 09:16 NO CHANGES
FIFA also ruled on Tuesday that if the draw produced any match likely to pose
a security threat it would not be moved from one location to another as happened
in Euro 2004 when UEFA moved two games from smaller towns to larger ones.
FIFA spokesman Markus Siegler said: "No matches will be moved from one
stadium to another, the ony possible change might be in the kickoff time."
The eventual winner of the tournament will earn 24.50 million Swiss francs
($18.75 million) in prize money, with the runners-up receiving 22.5 million
Swiss francs.
In another new move, FIFA announced that the World Cup
trophy would be taken on a tour of 31 cities in 28 countries beginning in Accra,
Ghana on January 7 and ending in Rome on April 10.
World Cup winners to scoop $18.75 million
LEIPZIG, Germany, Dec 6 (Reuters) - The winners of next year's World Cup
final will scoop 24.5 million Swiss Francs ($18.75 million) as part of a total
prize pool of 300 million Swiss Francs ($229.5 million) for the tournament.
FIFA announced on Tuesday that the 32 teams taking part will be
guaranteed at least six million Swiss Francs ($4.59 million) each in prize
money.
The eight teams beaten in the second round will get 8.5 million
Swiss Francs ($6.5 million) and the four defeated quarter-finalists will get
11.5 million Swiss Francs.
The two beaten semi-finalists will each get 21.5
million Swiss Francs ($16.45 million), with no cash incentive for winning the
third-place match.
The beaten finalists on July 9 in Berlin will be
almost as richly rewarded as the winners with 22.5 million Swiss Francs on
offer.
FIFA is also offering generous expenses to the teams appearing at
the finals, which begin on June 9.
Each qualifying national association
will receive one million Swiss Francs ($765,100) before the tournament to cover
preparation costs.
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