Sport – The 2023 U-17 World Cup in Indonesia will not award cash prizes to its participants, including the winners. The only prizes awarded to participants are official FIFA badges, participation certificates and gold, silver or bronze medals for the three best teams.
The reason FIFA does not provide cash prizes at the U-17 World Cup is to avoid money being a motivation for the players. FIFA wants the players to concentrate more on developing their football skills and competing at international level as soon as possible.
In addition, FIFA also wants the prizes awarded to the participants to be distributed more evenly. By not awarding cash prizes, each country participating in the U-17 World Cup will receive the same prize regardless of the result of their match.
The aim of the World Cup not providing cash prizes is to avoid money being a motivation for the players. FIFA wants the players to concentrate more on developing their football skills and competing at international level as soon as possible.
In addition, FIFA also wants the prizes awarded to the participants to be distributed more evenly. By not awarding cash prizes, each country participating in the World Cup will receive the same prize, regardless of the result of their match.
Here are some specific purposes for which the World Cup does not award cash prizes:
○Avoid monetary motivation.
FIFA wants players to focus more on playing football because they love it, not for the money.
○ Developing young talent.
FIFA wants the World Cup to be an opportunity for young players to develop their talents and compete at international level.
○ Increasing equality.
FIFA wants all countries participating in the World Cup to have an equal chance of winning prizes, regardless of the outcome of their matches.
Of course, there are also those who disagree with FIFA’s policy. They argue that cash prizes can be a motivation for players to train harder and improve their performance. However, FIFA sticks to this policy because it believes that the aforementioned objectives are more important.***
