Town will receive just over £400,000 from FIFA’s World Cup Benefits Programme after keeper Bartosz Bialkowski and left-back Jonas Knudsen’s spells in Russia with Poland and Denmark respectively.
FIFA pays clubs $8,530 (around £6,408) a day for every player released for the tournament regardless of whether they actually take to the field, starting from May 31st and running until a day after their teams are knocked out.
Bialkowski’s Poland exited at the group stage following their only victory, their 1-0 win against Japan on June 28th, while Denmark went out 3-2 on penalties to eventual losing finalists Croatia following a 1-1 draw in the last 16 on July 1st.
Therefore Town will be paid around £192,240 for Bialkowski’s time in Russia and about £211,464 for Knudsen’s, a total of £403,704.
The Blues keeper was an unused sub throughout for Poland as had been expected going into the tournament, while the left-back’s only game was the Croatia match.
The total sum received by clubs from the scheme will be £160 million with the pay-outs designed to compensate for the injury risks players - and therefore their clubs - face at the finals.
Manchester City will be paid the highest sum, £3,904,400, with Real Madrid the second most, £3,816,300.