How much will Uzbek clubs earn from the World Cup?

Under FIFA's Club Benefits Programme, clubs that release players for the World Cup receive $11,000 per day per player. Crucially, this compensation covers not only match days during the group stage but also the ten-day preparation period before the tournament begins. From 11 June to 27 June – the full duration of the group stage including the preparatory window – clubs are entitled to payments spanning 27 days in total.

That means each Uzbek club will receive a guaranteed $297,000 per player called up ($11,000 × 27) for the group stage alone.

How the earnings break down by club

Pakhtakor (Tashkent) stands to benefit the most, with five players named in the squad – Khojiakbar Alijonov, Sherzod Nasrullayev, Akmal Mozgovoy, Dostonbek Khamdamov, and Iraqi international Zaid Tahseen. That gives the Tashkent club a guaranteed $1,485,000 from the group stage.

Neftchi (Fergana) follow with three players – Botirali Ergashev, Farrukh Sayfiev, and Jamshid Iskanderov – earning the club $891,000, while Nasaf (Qarshi) and Dinamo (Samarkand) each contributed two players, earning $594,000 apiece.

Navbahor (Namangan), OKMK (Olmaliq), Surkhon (Termez), and Bukhara (Bukhara) each have one representative in the squad, with each club entitled to $297,000.

Notably, among all the foreign players currently playing for Uzbek clubs, only one has received a national team call-up: Zaid Tahseen of Iraq, who plays for Pakhtakor.

How the money is split

The figures above reflect potential earnings rather than final payouts. FIFA distributes the compensation not solely to a player's current club but proportionally among all clubs the player has represented over the previous two years, based on the time spent at each.

For example, if a player was at Club A from 2024 until the winter transfer window of 2026 before moving to Club B, the compensation would be split 75% to Club B and 25% to Club A.

Earnings could rise with deeper runs

The group stage figures are just the starting point. For every additional day Uzbekistan progresses into the knockout rounds, each club with a player in the squad earns a further $11,000 per day – meaning a deep tournament run could significantly boost the total returns for Uzbek football.