Business of Sport Key Facts —The tiers. FIFA pays $15m for a ninth-to-sixteenth finish and $50m to the champion. —The loss. Brazil’s last-16 exit forfeited $35m (R$180m) of possible prize money. —One match. Winning that single tie was worth $4m, the step to the quarter-final band. —The fixed part. The federation holds about R$1bn ($194m) […] The post Brazil’s World Cup Exit Cost the Federation $35m. Its Sponsors Shrugged. appeared first on The Rio Times.