Just saw this, German players will earn $250,000 euros for winning the Cup. This shows their bonus structure for the Cup. I don't recall what the US players were asking or what USSF was offering, but at least, this is what a more established team is getting. http://sports.yahoo.com/sow/news;_y...slug=afp-fblwc2006gerbonus&prov=afp&type=lgns
If you have the numbers you could calculate how much the federation makes out of the wc and out of the regular games. The percentage of that money that goes to the players should probably be similar. I just read in the article that they went empty-handed from the Euro. That’s not quit true. They still get their daily wages. Pro players don’t go to a camp and play warm-up and group matches for free.
Even less when you consider that the popularity of soccer abroad means endorsement deals for performance in the cup.