World Cup Money Series

World Cup 2026: All 48 Squads Ranked by Value

The complete money table of the tournament — every squad's combined transfer market value, its most expensive player, and what the betting market makes of it. The gap between top and bottom is more than 25x.

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Squad Values, 1 Through 48

Combined market value of each nation's projected tournament squad. Click any team for its full money profile.

#TeamSquad ValueMost Valuable PlayerTitle Odds
1England$1.51BJude Bellingham ($210M)+600
2Spain$1.42BLamine Yamal ($220M)+500
3France$1.38BKylian Mbappé ($200M)+550
4Brazil$1.24BVinícius Júnior ($190M)+650
5Portugal$1.12BRafael Leão ($110M)+900
6Germany$1.08BJamal Musiala ($180M)+1000
7Argentina$980MLionel Messi ($18M)+800
8Netherlands$920MXavi Simons ($95M)+1400
9Italy$860MNicolò Barella ($80M)+1600
10Belgium$740MJérémy Doku ($85M)+2000
11United States$610MChristian Pulisic ($70M)+2500
12Norway$480MErling Haaland ($200M)+3500
13Uruguay$450MFederico Valverde ($130M)+3000
14Croatia$420MJoško Gvardiol ($90M)+4000
15Morocco$410MAchraf Hakimi ($80M)+5000
16Colombia$390MLuis Díaz ($85M)+4000
17Mexico$380MSantiago Giménez ($45M)+5000
18Switzerland$360MGranit Xhaka ($25M)+10000
19Denmark$350MRasmus Højlund ($65M)+8000
20Japan$340MTakefusa Kubo ($60M)+6000
21Turkey$340MArda Güler ($85M)+10000
22Senegal$330MPape Matar Sarr ($55M)+8000
23Sweden$330MAlexander Isak ($120M)+8000
24Austria$320MChristoph Baumgartner ($40M)+12000
25Ukraine$310MMykhailo Mudryk ($45M)+15000
26Ecuador$310MMoisés Caicedo ($110M)+12000
27Serbia$310MDušan Vlahović ($65M)+15000
28Nigeria$300MVictor Osimhen ($95M)+12000
29Poland$290MPiotr Zieliński ($30M)+20000
30South Korea$280MLee Kang-in ($45M)+10000
31Ivory Coast$280MAmad Diallo ($60M)+15000
32Canada$260MAlphonso Davies ($75M)+15000
33Scotland$260MScott McTominay ($40M)+30000
34Ghana$240MMohammed Kudus ($70M)+20000
35Greece$220MKonstantinos Karetsas ($35M)+30000
36Egypt$190MMohamed Salah ($45M)+25000
37Australia$180MNestory Irankunda ($25M)+25000
38Algeria$170MRiyad Mahrez ($15M)+30000
39Paraguay$150MJulio Enciso ($30M)+40000
40Venezuela$130MYeferson Soteldo ($12M)+60000
41Iran$120MMehdi Taremi ($18M)+50000
42Saudi Arabia$110MSalem Al-Dawsari ($15M)+50000
43Jamaica$110MLeon Bailey ($35M)+80000
44Qatar$90MAkram Afif ($14M)+100000
45Uzbekistan$85MAbdukodir Khusanov ($40M)+100000
46Panama$70MAdalberto Carrasquilla ($10M)+100000
47Costa Rica$60MManfred Ugalde ($20M)+80000
48New Zealand$55MChris Wood ($15M)+150000

What Squad Value Predicts (and What It Doesn't)

Squad market value is the single best public predictor of World Cup performance — historically stronger than FIFA rankings or recent form. The correlation isn't destiny, though: 2022 finalist Croatia ranked outside the value top ten, and Morocco reached a semifinal from 15th. Value predicts the quarterfinal field well; knockouts reward variance.

For bettors, the actionable pattern is the gap between value rank and odds rank. Teams priced worse than their squad value suggests (this cycle: Norway, Ecuador, Sweden) historically outperform their odds, while narrative-inflated favorites underdeliver. Cross-reference this table against the group stage odds before the group draws lock your prices.

Frequently Asked Questions

How the numbers work.

By summing the estimated transfer market value of each player in the projected 26-man tournament squad, using standard market-value methodology (age, contract, league, form).
England leads at $1.51B, headlined by Jude Bellingham at $210M.
It usually reaches the semifinals; it wins less than half the time. Value sets the floor — tournaments are decided by variance, injuries and knockout margins.

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