--- description: The glory of taking part in the world's largest soccer tournament isn't the only prize for U.S. soccer players named to the 23-person squad going to Brazil. A trip to the later rounds could mean a big payday, too title: U.S. Soccer Players Earn a Minumum of $76,000 at the World Cup image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6428b8cfbc022b05/6986903d361760cfa490c1a8/clint-dempsey.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [world cup 2014](/tag/world-cup-2014/) ## world cup 2014 Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # This Is How Much U.S. Soccer Players Make at the World Cup by [Alexis Hauk](/author/alexis-hauk/) ## Alexis Hauk Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 20, 2014 7:22 PM CUT  Clint Dempsey celebrates the opening goal during the international friendly match between Italy and USA at Luigi Ferraris Stadium on February 29, 2012 in Genoa, Italy. Clint Dempsey celebrates the opening goal during the international friendly match between Italy and USA at Luigi Ferraris Stadium on February 29, 2012 in Genoa, Italy.Valerio Pennicino—Getty Images by [Alexis Hauk](/author/alexis-hauk/) ## Alexis Hauk Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 20, 2014 7:22 PM CUT U.S. players who make the final World Cup squad will receive at least $76,000 each from U.S. Soccer, Sports Illustrated [reports](http://soccer.si.com/2014/05/20/world-cup-usa-usmnt-player-bonuses-money-ussf/ "undefined"). That’s just the starting point, however, for determining an individual athlete’s earnings at the competition. If the team manages to progress into the later rounds of the tournament, players like Clint Dempsey and Michael Bradley could be in for a big payday, while those who don’t make the 23-person roster could get far less. Read more at [Sports Illustrated](http://soccer.si.com/2014/05/20/world-cup-usa-usmnt-player-bonuses-money-ussf/?eref=sihp "undefined"). ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/106549/world-cup-2014-fifa-soccer-team-usa/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/106549/world-cup-2014-fifa-soccer-team-usa/"},"headline":"This Is How Much U.S. Soccer Players Make at the World Cup","datePublished":"2014-05-20T19:22:27.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T07:57:09.594Z","description":"The glory of taking part in the world's largest soccer tournament isn't the only prize for U.S. soccer players named to the 23-person squad going to Brazil. A trip to the later rounds could mean a big payday, too","url":"https://time.com/106549/world-cup-2014-fifa-soccer-team-usa/","keywords":["world cup 2014","Sports Illustrated","World Cup"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6428b8cfbc022b05/6986903d361760cfa490c1a8/clint-dempsey.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Alexis Hauk","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/alexis-hauk/"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6428b8cfbc022b05/6986903d361760cfa490c1a8/clint-dempsey.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Italy v USA - International Friendly","caption":"Italy v USA - International Friendly","creditText":"Valerio Pennicino—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/world-cup-2014/","name":"world cup 2014"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/106549/world-cup-2014-fifa-soccer-team-usa/","name":"This Is How Much U.S. Soccer Players Make at the World Cup"}}]}] ```