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Wrexham are poised to receive a significant financial boost after two of their players were selected to represent their countries at the World Cup.
Liberato Cacace has been named in the New Zealand squad for the summer tournament, while club captain Dom Hyam has earned a place in the Scotland squad. The All Whites have been placed in Group G alongside Iran, Egypt and Belgium, while the Tartan Army find themselves in Group C alongside Haiti, Morocco and Brazil.
Both players will be occupied with international duty until at least late June, with the possibility of extended absences should either nation advance to the knockout rounds.
With the tournament now expanded to 48 teams, the knockout stage has also grown, introducing a round of 32 for the first time in the competition's history. As a result, only 16 nations will be knocked out during the group stage, with eight third-placed teams also progressing to the knockout phase.
Wrexham Set for World Cup Windfall
Every club that releases players for the World Cup will be entitled to compensation for the duration of their players' involvement in the tournament.
The FIFA Club Benefits Programme provides compensation not just to the club where each participating player is registered at the time of the tournament, but also to any clubs where those players featured during the two-year "qualification" phase leading up to the event.
In Wrexham's case, this means Empoli will also receive a payment linked to Cacace's participation, while Blackburn Rovers will be entitled to a fee relating to Hyam.
Each eligible club receives an equal "per player, per day" rate, determined by the total number of days all players spend at the tournament. This daily rate is then multiplied by the number of days each individual player participates, covering a period from 10 days before their nation's opening fixture through to the day after the player's last appearance.
This means the further a player advances in the competition, the greater the compensation their club receives. All squad members are allocated the same fixed daily rate, regardless of how much playing time they actually receive. An unused substitute across three group games would therefore earn their club the same amount as a key player who starts all three matches.
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It has already been confirmed that $355 million will be distributed among clubs that released players for World Cup qualifying matches or the final tournament itself. This sum will be divided by the total number of participation days across the competition to establish the "per player, per day" rate.
This also means Wrexham are entitled to additional compensation related to Danny Ward, Nathan Broadhead, Kieffer Moore (Wales), Issa Kabore (Burkina Faso), and Bailey Cadamarteri (Jamaica), despite none of those nations qualifying for this summer's tournament.
While the exact daily rate for the 2026 World Cup cannot be determined until all squads are finalised, past tournaments offer a useful benchmark. At the 2018 World Cup, $209 million was distributed among 416 clubs at a rate of $8,530 per player per day. At the 2022 World Cup, the same $209 million was shared among 440 clubs at a rate of $10,950 per player per day.
Applying the most recent tournament's daily rate to the upcoming World Cup, Wrexham would be guaranteed a minimum of $470,850 if both Cacace and Hyam are eliminated in the group stage: $240,900 for the 22 days Cacace would be in attendance, and $229,950 for the 21 days covering Hyam's participation. Should either player reach the round of 32, an additional payment of up to $65,700 per player could follow.
The maximum Wrexham could earn from player participation stands at $503,700, should Hyam reach the final. That figure would be based on his daily rate running from June 4, 2026 — ten days before Scotland's opening match — through to July 20, 2026, the day after the final.