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The Washington-born stopper was in fine form as the Three Lions reached their first World Cup semi-final since 1990, making a string of fine saves to keep Sweden at bay.

LIVE: Get the latest from the Stadium of Light in our interactive blog!Pickford, now of Everton, has earned plenty of plaudits for his role in England's unlikely run to the final four of the competition with his reputation significantly enhanced.

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And the goalkeeper's heroics have benefits for his former club, too - with the win over the Swedes handing Sunderland an extra £50,000.

T he Echo reported last week that Sunderland were set for a payout of just over £600,000 thanks to FIFA's World Cup Club Benefits Programme - a scheme designed to reward clubs for their players' participation in the tournament.

Clubs are paid a set fee of $8,350 per player, per day during their involvement in the World Cup – which works out at just shy of £6,500.

Payments begin 14 days before the opening ceremony and end on the day immediately following a team’s elimination from the tournament.

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The Black Cats have already pocketed over £350,000 thanks to the involvement of current players Wahbi Khazri and Bryan Oviedo - a welcome budget boost for new owner Stewart Donald.

Such a figure is then added to by some of Sunderland's former players, for whom the Black Cats receive a third of their payout.

That has seen five-figure fees secured thanks to the involvement of Uruguay's Sebastian Coates and Sweden's Seb Larsson.

But it's Pickford who continues to reel in the cash for the Wearsiders - with England now guaranteed to be playing in the final weekend of the tournament after their progression.

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And with payments continuing to be made until teams are officially eliminated, it means that Sunderland are set for an additional week of payments thanks to Pickford.

Regardless of England's final placing in the tournament, Pickford looks set to secure an additional £50,000 for the Black Cats.

Such money will represent a big boost to Sunderland, and takes their total earnings at from the World Cup to over £650,000.

When the money will find its way to Sunderland remains to be seen, but such figures will provide a big boost for the League One side.

The full payments coming from each player are listed below:

- Wahbi Khazri (Tunisia) - £194,760

- Bryan Oviedo (Costa Rica) - £188,268

- Sebastian Coates (Uruguay) - £82,232

- Seb Larsson (Sweden) - £84,396

- Jordan Pickford (England) - £101,708 if England are beaten in the semi-final, or £103,872 if England reach the final

England hero Jordan Pickford hands Sunderland five-figure budget boost