In a thrilling showdown, the Uruguayan soccer team fought hard in front of the Canadian men's soccer team, and although it narrowly came in third, it was Suarez's farewell game in the national team, the end of a legend. When the joy of victory in the locker room, teammates will Suarez high up, cheers, the best player of the game honors to his family, and Suarez can not hide the excitement, tears.
It was only a third place finish, but for the 37-year-old Suarez, it may have been a fitting farewell. Fans are equally curious about the prize money for this victory: how much will Suarez be rewarded for this third-place finish in the Copa America? Knowing that Suarez brought his team Copa America glory, how much will he get in return? The answer depends first and foremost on how much of the prize money the Uruguayan team gets to share. Although the Copa America is an intercontinental competition, its prize pool is nowhere near as lucrative as the Europa League. It is important to know that in order to attract European teams to participate, UEFA just to the clubs subsidies up to hundreds of millions of euros.
There are fixed rules for the distribution of prize money in the America's Cup. Unlike the Europa League, the Copa America has 9.25 million entry prizes. Winning a match in the group stage earns you $1 million in prize money, as does qualifying for the tournament with $500,000, while according to sources, third place in the America's Cup is worth $5 million and fourth place gets $4 million. This means that the Uruguayan team's prize money will total $5 million, which will be divided between the players and the coaching staff. And the number of people who can be distributed is around 40 to 45. However, this bonus is not distributed equally, but is based on the players' appearances and contribution value. According to this rule, Suarez is likely to receive a bonus of 150 to 200 thousand dollars.
