The prestige of winning the biggest sporting tournament in the world is made all the sweeter with a lucrative reward
Winning the World Cup is undoubtedly the pinnacle of football for many footballers and the prestige that accompanies such an achievement lasts a lifetime.
The fact that it only comes around every four years adds to the glory, but that isn't the only thing the 32 teams competing in the tournament are playing for.
As with most top-level football competitions in the modern era there are financial rewards for winning the World Cup and even those who don't win are in for a lucrative boost.
With the tournament getting closer - it's just four months away now - lets takes a look at how much prize money is at stake in Russia this summer.How much money do the World Cup winners get?
FIFA confirmed in October 2017 that a total of $400 million would be shared between the participants at the 2018 World Cup in the form of prize money.
Simply reaching the finals is worth a minimum of $9.5m ($8m for taking part in the group stage and $1.5m for tournament costs).
If a team progresses from the group stage but gets knocked out at the round of 16 they will be rewarded with an extra $4m (a total of $12m).
Teams that are eliminated in the quarter-final stage will receive a further $4m ($16m) and the final four will each receive different amounts, depending on how well they do.

World Cup 2018 prize money: Position Prize (per team) Total prize fund Group stage $8m Last 16 $12m Quarter-finals $16m Fourth place $22m Third place $24m Runners-up $28m Winners $38m
*Prize money is in US dollars