Melbourne City FC will receive a significant windfall from FIFA's club benefits program after the World Cup due to the participation of several of their players in the Australian national team. The club will receive a share of the $505 million allocated to the program, with the exact amount to be determined by the number of days their players are away on national duty and whether Australia progresses beyond the group stage. The club's director of football, Michael Petrillo, remembers the first time he saw teenager Jordan Bos run riot at Melbourne City training, leaving his teammates, including some Socceroos, dumbfounded. Bos, now 25, is one of seven players with City ties in the Socceroos' 26-man squad at the FIFA World Cup. The emergence of Bos and Socceroos teammate Connor Metcalfe is a shining example of the success of Melbourne City's academy, which signed the duo at the respective ages of 13 and 14 before they rose through the ranks to become key players for the club. The precise sum of money the club secures will be decided by how many days their players are away on national duty, whether Australia progress beyond the group stage and whether City are eligible for a share of money for the squad members who were on their list but have recently moved clubs. Industry figures estimated City could receive between $700,000 to $1.2 million.