South African referee Victor Gomes has earned around R1.43 million from his time during the 2022 FIFA World Cup, based on figures reported overseas.
According to Spanish publication AS, match officials received a basic fee of $70,000 from FIFA for their participation at football’s biggest showpiece.
In addition, each match day referee also gets another $3,000 per game in the group stages, while that amount rises to $10,000 in the knockout stages.
Meanwhile, assistant referees such as Zakhele Siwela receive $25,000 in basic pay and $2,500 for a group stage match – as much as fourth officials are getting.
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Finally, VAR referees earned $3,000 for a group stage match and $5,000 in the latter stages of the tournament, according to the report.
Gomes’ World Cup has ended after he was among several match officials who were released by FIFA. After adding up those reported amounts for Gomes, he would have earned a total of around $81,000, eating to R1.4 million.
The South African referee would have earned $70,000 (R1.24 million) in basic pay, plus $3,000 (R53,000) times two for his two group stage games between France vs Australia as well as Spain vs Japan.
In addition Gomes is said to have earned another $5,000 (R88,300) for being the fourth official in the Netherlands vs Argentina quarter-final.
It’s would be a nice windfall for the South African referee, who is said to be retiring from local football after his return from Qatar.
