Tottenham Hotspur will receive a financial boost following the FIFA tournament, with De Zerbi and John Lange also looking to strengthen the squad.
The FIFA Club Benefits Programme will pay Tottenham Hotspur a seven-figure sum to compensate for their players' time at the FIFA World Cup. Nine Spurs players participated in the tournament this summer, with two of them, Porro and Cristian Romero, meeting in the final at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey.
While Spurs will not receive extra compensation for Porro helping Spain defeat Argentina and lift the FIFA World Cup, his absence from club matches will still result in substantial compensation, as will that of the other eight players who traveled to the United States, Mexico, and Canada.
In September 2025, FIFA announced it would allocate $355 million (£264 million) to the Club Benefits Programme for the 2026 and 2030 FIFA World Cups, to compensate clubs for players' time away on international duty. Of this, $250 million (£187 million) is specifically for the FIFA World Cup finals.
Starting from May 25, when players must be released before the FIFA World Cup, clubs receive $5,000 (£3,730) per day for each player until the day after their national team's last match. Both Porro and Romero reached the final, meaning Spurs will receive two 57-day compensations, each totaling $285,000 (£212,900).
Spence, who helped England reach the semi-finals and win the third-place play-off on Sunday night, was away for 55 days, bringing another $275,000 (£205,150) to Spurs. Danso (Austria), Van Hecke (Netherlands), Pape Sarr (Senegal), and Bergvall (Sweden) were all eliminated in the round of 32, with their absences ranging from 36 to 39 days, earning Spurs a total of approximately $750,000 (£560,000).
Uruguay was eliminated in the group stage, with Bentancur bringing only $170,000 (£126,000) in compensation to Spurs. According to the official FIFA list, Luka Vušković was registered as a Hamburg player, as he was nominally on loan from Spurs at the time.
The 19-year-old defender later joined Brighton, helping Croatia reach the round of 32 and earning Spurs $195,000 (£145,000) for his 39-day absence. Football.London understands that FIFA also distributes compensation to clubs where players played in the two years prior to the FIFA World Cup.
Therefore, a portion of the compensation from Danso and Vušković will be shared with their former clubs. In total, Spurs are expected to receive approximately £1.46 million from FIFA and the Club Benefits Programme.
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