Brazil will award US$200,000 to World Cup winning players

The Brazilian Football Federation (CBF) said on Sunday it will give members of the national team at least 200,000 US dollars if Brazil wins the nation's sixth World Cup, in the 2006 competition in Germany.

"The 2002 prize was 200,000 U.S. dollars a player, including marketing rights... you can be sure that the prize money won't be less than in 2002," Texeira told reporters in Brasilia.

The CBF has not yet set individual prize money levels, and players will not take part in the negotiations setting the prizes, he added.

He added that for the first time the Brazilian team will not train in Brazil, reducing the physical strain on the players -- most of whom play for European teams -- who would have had to fly to Brazil for a few days before flying back to the old continent for the competition.

"When we play in Europe, there will be a five hour time difference with Brazil, and it takes a day to recover from each hour of jet lag. Theoretically we are saving 10 days of preparation," he said.

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