Son, 34, gets one more dance; Lee Kang-in is already the present. Group-stage escape is the market line to attack.
Squad market value, star wages, and where the betting market ranks this team among all 48.
| FIFA Ranking | #22 |
| Confederation | AFC |
| Total Squad Market Value | $280M |
| Star Player | Lee Kang-in |
| Star Market Value | $45M |
| Star Weekly Wage (est.) | $140k |
| Odds to Win World Cup | +10000 |
| Title Odds Rank (of 48) | #22 |
| Best World Cup Finish | Fourth (2002) |
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At +10000, the market gives South Korea an implied 1.0% chance of lifting the trophy — ranking them #22 of 48 teams by title price. Squad value tells its own story: $280M in combined market value, headlined by Lee Kang-in at $45M.
Son, 34, gets one more dance; Lee Kang-in is already the present. Group-stage escape is the market line to attack. Historical benchmark: their best finish remains fourth (2002), and tournament history is one of the market's most persistent pricing inputs.
Outright title bets on anyone outside the top six are lottery tickets — the smarter World Cup markets for teams like this are group winner, stage-of-elimination, and top-scorer props, where team-specific knowledge beats the crowd more often. Line-shop the price across at least two books: World Cup outrights vary by 10-20% between operators, the widest spread of any major football market.
See the full 48-team money picture on the World Cup 2026 hub.
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