Ange Postecolgou's Socceroos are a playoff victory away from sharing in a $US400 million ($A524 million) prize pool which FIFA has confirmed for next year's World Cup.
Australia will face Honduras in a home-and-away tie in November with the winner joining the other 31 competing national federations to receive at least $US8 million ($A10.5 million), the same as in 2014 when the overall prize fund was $US358 million.
The Russia 2018 champions will be rewarded with $US38 million ($A50 million) from a prize fund which has been boosted by 12 per cent.
In 2014, World Cup winners Germany received $US35 million and runners-up Argentina $US25 million.
Next year in Russia, the runners-up will also get a $US3 million increase, to $US28 million.
FIFA said the third and fourth-place teams will each get a $US2 million increase, to $US24 million and $US22 million respectively.
The quarter-finalists will each get $US16 million, also a $US2 million increase, and teams eliminated in the last 16 get a $US3 million increase to $US12 million.
(Currency: $US1 = $A1.30)
