How much can Chelsea win in 2022?
As the defending Champions League title-holder, Chelsea is the overwhelming favorite for the 2022 FIFA Club World Cup, with the delayed tournament taking place in Abu Dhabi this week.
The European participants in the global tournament are almost always expected to win the event, but there is often stiff competition from the South American champion.
Last year’s winner, Bayern Munich, came home with the top spot. The European participants have won the title in each of the last eight tournaments, but Corinthians beat Chelsea in the 2012 final, the last time the Blues appeared in the event. A South American club has won the event four times total, including each of the first three editions since the event was launched in 2000.
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An Asian, North American, or African club has never won the competition. Last year’s tournament saw Mexican side Tigres reach the final, but the North American participant in this year’s event, Monterrey, was dropped by Al Ahly in the second round and will have to settle for fifth place at best.
2022 FIFA Club World Cup prize money
FIFA confirmed to Sporting News that the total purse is $16.5 million, spread across the seven-team field. The champion will take home a cool $5 million, while the runner up comes close behind with $4 million.
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Champions League winners Chelsea and Copa Libertadores champions Palmeiras entered the competition in the semifinals and will meet in the final, so each club is guaranteed at least $4 million in prize money.
The tournament has third-place, fifth-place, and seventh-place matches that come with associated prize money.
| Place | Prize money ($USD) |
| Winner | $5 million |
| Runner-up | $4 million |
| Third place | $2.5 million |
| Fourth place | $2 million |
| Fifth place | $1.5 million |
| Sixth place | $1 million |
| Seventh Place | $500,000 |
