Athletic Bilbao has had a poor season on the pitch, but has earned 40 million euros in the Champions League. With the Champions League not available as a source of income next year, the World Cup could be an opportunity for the Bilbao-based club. FIFA has announced a 355 million dollar program to reward clubs for player involvement at the finals. This is a 70% increase from 2022 in Qatar. In that year, 209 million dollars were shared among 440 clubs from 51 member associations across six confederations. For 2026, payments also cover appearances in qualifying. Athletic Bilbao is helped by Vivian with Spain and Sannadi with Morocco. The clock started on Monday and runs until the day after elimination. In the case of Bilbao, the focus is on Spain and Ghana. There is a maximum of 50 days counted between June 1 and July 20, and clubs receive 9,321 euros per day for each called-up player. Simón, Nico Williams, Laporte and Iñaki Williams could bring in around 1 million euros if everything proceeds as normal at the tournament in the United States, Canada and Mexico between July 11 and 19. Payments are split between teams a player represented in the two years before the finals, so Al Nassr, Laporte's former club, is due roughly 240,000 euros. If Spain reaches the title match, Bilbao would receive around 1.2 million euros, or 900,000 euros if they go out in the quarter-finals and around 900,000 euros in the semi-finals.