The USWNT is going to get paid during this World Cup, but not by US Soccer. Instead, Luna Bar has made a $718,750 donation to the USWNT Players Association, to be divided up 23 ways among the players who make the World Cup roster, making for an individual payment of $31,250 each to bring each player level with what the MNT roster bonus would be for making a World Cup.
The deal was apparently in the works since late last year, culminating in a presentation to the USWNT PA on February 19, according to ESPN.