Do they pay soccer players even though they don't play?

Answer 1

Yes and no - there is no contractual requirement to pay the players. For example, FIFA pays the FAs of the countries that play but those FAs have no obligation to pay the players and FIFA does not mandate that the players get paid by their FAs.

Like the Rugby World Cup, the Football World Cup prize money is designed to develop the game in the country of the winner, not specifically to pay the players. But because established countries like Brazil, Argentina, Germany and Italy are often winning the World Cup, those countries don't need to develop game with that prize money so they tend not to. They pay the players incentives. There are no set payments and no "salaries" for the players.

So while the short answer to this question might be yes, the technical answer is no in terms of knowing what they'll get or that they'll get anything at all. That is, players do not go to World Cup knowing they will get paid or knowing how much they will get. It's not like their club agreements where they know they will get 150,000 pounds a week.

The reality is that if you told World Cup players that they won't get a dime, the great majority would go happily. The World Cup is not about getting paid, it's about winning the World Cup.

Answer 2

This mainly depends on their contract. In the lower league of English football some players are payed in a play as you play contract. But most players are played whether they are played or not.

Answer 3

Yes, if you are good enough and a professional team scouts and spots you, you can play football as a professional (get paid for doing it).

Answer 4

Yes, they are on the team and will get paid, just not as much as the ones that do.

Answer 5

Yes the country pays them, as it is a great honour to play in a world cup.