# Soccer: Spain won an amount of 827-million-rand – about 50 million- dollar -for clinching its second World Cup title in the US yesterday. The 2010 champion won this year’s tournament by beating defending champion Argentina 1-0 in extra time in New Jersey. Argentina received 545-millon-rand. World governing body FIFA awarded a record-breaking 10.83-billion-rand in prize money. That is apart from the 14.4-billion-rand paid to the 48 participating teams, which include baseline preparation and qualification payouts.
Soccer: Champion Spain wins R827-million in World Cup prize money