Italy, how much is qualification for Euro 2024 worth: the European Championship prize money

How much is the Euro 2024 prize pool? In addition to the sporting aspect, there is also the economic one regarding Italy's participation in the next European championships, with the Azzurri called to face the last two matches of the qualifying group.
With England having already secured the pass for Euro 2024, for second place which will guarantee direct qualification – third place will instead send them to the play-offs where we don't have good memories – Italy and Ukraine are in contention.
Italy is currently in third place, three points behind Ukraine, who however have one game more than us as well as a worse goal difference: the Azzurri are consequently masters of their own destiny, with two victories that would send us straight to Germany, To tell the truth, if Italy were to beat North Macedonia, our true bête noire, at the Olimpico in the last match against Ukraine, even a draw could be enough to be certain of second place.
However, the calculations regarding the prize money for Euro 2024 are very different, with the whole country which could benefit in terms of GDP from Italy's qualification for the final phase of the European football championship.
read also European Qualifiers 2024, when will it be played? Dates, groups and calendar Italy The Euro 2024 prize pool After the success of the 2021 summer in England, Italy is called to defend the European Championship title won across the Channel, with coach Luciano Spalletti's boys who will try to make us forget the disappointment of failure to qualify for the last two World Cups.
Against North Macedonia and Ukraine, Italy will try to achieve direct qualification for Euro 2024: if they fail, they will have to face a play-off against another of the third-placed qualifiers in the groups.
The mission is difficult but certainly not impossible, with the Federation unable to afford another failure also due to a budgetary issue given the money at stake with qualifying for the European Championships.
The total prize money for Euro 2024 is 371 million euros, 71 million more than the last edition for an increase of 28%.
Here's how much the 24 participating national teams will earn.
€9.25 million for each participant €1.5 million for a win in the group €750,000 for a draw in the group €2 million for qualifying for the round of 16 €3.25 million for qualifying for the quarter-finals €5 for qualifying for the semi-finals €7 million for the runner-up €10 million for the winner In total, whoever wins Euro 2024 will collect 34 million euros, money that could be a godsend for football in Italy.
Furthermore, it must be considered that Italy's participation in the World Cup or the European Championships has always caused an increase in consumption, with the national GDP also benefiting from the qualification of the Azzurri for the European Championships in Germany.