USWNT equal pay: What's the Women's World Cup prize money - ESPN

As the U.S. women's national team continue their campaign to win their fifth Women's World Cup, there's one aspect of this tournament that feels different from all the previous ones: The USWNT aren't fighting with their bosses for better pay.

During and after winning in 1991, 1999, 2015 and 2019, the USWNT were embroiled in protests and boardroom arguments about being paid comparable compensation to their male counterparts. The issue came to a head at the previous World Cup in France when the USWNT lifted the trophy and fans at Stade de Lyon chanted, «Equal pay! Equal pay!»

But this time around, it's a fight that USWNT aren't involved in. Instead, we see it within teams Canada, England, Jamaica, Nigeria and South Africa, where players are fighting with their federations over a lack of equal pay and equal support compared with their male counterparts.

So why aren't the USWNT talking and campaigning for equal pay this time around? And how much money will they earn during this World Cup? Read on.

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There are two different governing bodies that oversee the USWNT: the U.S. Soccer Federation, which is essentially the USWNT's employer, and then FIFA, the world governing body of soccer that hosts the Women's World Cup. Money from both entities has an effect on how the USWNT get paid for playing in a World Cup.

First, the USWNT have a labor contract with U.S. Soccer. That collective bargaining agreement determines how much USWNT players get paid for all international soccer duties: national team camps, friendlies, Olympics, World Cups and even off-field work like public appearances.

Second, FIFA awards prize money to each team competing in the Women's World Cup. That money