Germany agree €400,000 bonus for lifting the World Cup

Germany players will each receive €400,000 euros ($390,000) if they lift the World Cup, the country's football association announced on Sunday after thrashing out an agreement with the squad.

The reward for winning in Qatar is up from the €350,000 offered for the last tournament in Russia four years ago, when they crashed out in the first round, and the €300,000 they were each handed after winning in Brazil in 2014.

Clearing the group stage in Qatar will earn each player €50,000, while a spot in the last eight will net them €100,000 each.

Germany, desperate to make amends for their dismal 2018 performance, have been drawn in Group E along with Spain, Costa Rica and Japan.

A semi-final spot is worth €150,000 each, while winning third-place would earn €200,000 each. Losing in the final would be rewarded with €250,000.

“We had intense discussions in a good and constructive atmosphere,” said FA president Bernd Neuendorf following a meeting with team representatives Manuel Neuer, Thomas Muller, Joshua Kimmich and Ilkay Guendogan.

“At the end of the day we have found an acceptable solution for everyone.”

The Germans will be relieved to get the agreement before their Nations League clash with England on Monday.

The team can no longer reach the final four tournament following their defeat at home to Hungary.

That loss brought an end to Hansi Flick’s unbeaten run as coach since taking over from Joachim Low in July last year, and also shone a harsh light on his record so far.

Germany defeated Italy 5-2 in their previous match in June, but it was the team’s only win in the last six games during which they failed to keep a clean sheet in any of them.

Adding to Germany’s worry is the sense that Bayern Munich’s loss of form in the