1 / 111982 Spain | Total Prize Money Fund - USD 20 million | Winning Team (Italy) - USD 2.2 million | A Paolo-Rossi inspired Italy, beat West Germany 3-1 in the Final to lift their third World Cup. (Image: Reuters)
2 / 111986 Mexico | Total Prize Money Fund - USD 26 million | Winning Team (Argentina) - USD 2.8 million | The total prize money saw a 30 percent increase in this edition. (Image: Reuters)
3 / 111990 Italy | Total Prize Money Fund - USD 54 million | Winning Team (Germany) - USD 3.5 million | The total prize money allotted in Italy rose 107 percent from the previous tournament. (Image: Reuters)
4 / 111994 USA | Total Prize Money Fund - USD 71 million | Winning Team (Brazil) - USD 4 million | The 1994 edition held in the United State of America saw the total prize money rise by 31 percent. (Image: Reuters)
5 / 111998 France | Total Prize Money Fund - USD 103 million | Winning Team (France) - USD 6 million | This time there was a 45 percent bump in the total prize money on offer and a 50 percent rise in the reward for the winners. (Image: Reuters)
6 / 112002 Japan / South Korea | Total Prize Money Fund - USD 156.6 million | Winning Team (Brazil) - USD 8 million | The 2002 edition witnessed a 52 percent rise in the total prize money at the World Cup and a 33 percent rise in the amount for the winning team. (Image: Reuters)
7 / 112006 Germany | Total Prize Money Fund - USD 266 million | Winning Team (Italy) - USD 20 million | The 2006 tournament in Germany saw the total prize money jump by 70 percent while the reward for the winning team rose massively by 150 percent. (Image: Reuters)
8 / 112010 South Africa | Total Prize Money Fund - USD 420 million | Winning Team (Spain) - USD 30 million | The total prize money rose by 58 percent at the 2010 World Cup and the winner’s reward saw a 50 percent increase. (Image: Reuters)
9 / 112014 Brazil | Total Prize Money Fund - USD 564 million | Winning Team (Germany) - USD 35 million | The 2014 tournament in Brazil witnessed a 34 percent rise in the total prize money and just a 16 percent bump in the money for the winning team. (Image: Reuters)
10 / 112018 Russia | Total Prize Money Fund - USD 791 million | Winning Team (Spain) - USD 38 million | The previous World Cup saw a 40 percent rise in total prize pool and just 8 percent raise for the winning team. (Image: Reuters)
11 / 112022 Qatar | Total Prize Money Fund - USD 1 billion | Winning Team - USD 42 million | Runners-Up - USD 30 million | Third Place - USD 27 million | This year the total prize money allotted for the Word Cup has risen by 26 percent. (Image: Reuters)
