Portugal's €16m World Cup payout and Al-Nassr eye a third international

Portugal pocketed €16m from the World Cup

Portugal's round of 16 exit came with a €16m payout from FIFA. Not the haul your team wanted, but the numbers behind this tournament are staggering. The 2026 World Cup champion will walk away with a record €113m, the biggest prize in tournament history (1). Total FIFA prize money across all 48 teams hit €914m. A group-stage elimination alone was worth €8.7m. Compare that to Qatar 2022, where Argentina got €42m for winning it all. The game has changed fast.

A Portugal international could join Ronaldo and Félix

One of your World Cup squad is now linked with a move to Al-Nassr, where Cristiano Ronaldo and João Félix already play. A Bola reports the Saudi club want to bring in a third Portuguese international who was in the 26-man group this summer (2). No name yet. But the Saudis are clearly building something around your national team core.

Fan reactions

Portuguese fans are still smarting from that Dallas evening, and the Reddit conversation has taken a telling turn. The most upvoted thread this weekend is a list of England's historic failures against top nations in World Cup knockout matches, and Portugal is right there in the headline alongside Brazil, Germany, and Argentina. The big regret echoing across the boards: we never got Argentina vs Portugal. Fans are calling it the dream matchup this tournament owed us. See the full thread