The merchandising for the US players is based on the total salary so lower salaried guys won't have a huge impact. The NT component is weighted heavily on minutes played in NT games that week so it can swing a bunch if they don't play that week. I know that there is a bonus for US players that get minutes on the NT, not sure if there is one for larger vs. smaller countries (i.e. more money for a Spanish player than a Costa Rican player).
Yeah, a better Cup performance would help too.
