World Cup 2026 Squad Values: Every Team Ranked by Market Value

France’s squad costs 86 times more than Jordan’s. England sit second globally at £1.43bn — the only UK nation at this tournament. Scotland, meanwhile, beat Haiti in their Group C opener despite fielding a squad worth a fraction of the top sides. Squad value tells part of the story. Not all of it.

All values are sourced from Transfermarkt and converted to GBP at time of writing.

The 10 Most Valuable Squads at World Cup 2026

France lead by £120m over England. Four squads exceed £900m. Below that, the drop-off is sharp — Belgium in 10th sit at £526m, less than half of France’s total.

France — Why Their £1.55bn Squad Is in a Class of Its Own

France’s squad is the most expensive in World Cup history. Six players are valued at over £83m. Mbappé alone accounts for 12.3% of the total. Remove him and France still have the second-most valuable squad at the tournament.

Deschamps also has Griezmann, Tchouaméni, and Saliba providing depth the bottom 30 squads can’t match. The French bench alone would rank as a top-15 squad at this tournament.

England in Second — The £1.43bn Three Lions

England are the only UK nation with a squad in the top two globally. At £1.43bn, they’re £120m behind France but £210m clear of Spain in third. Four players are valued above £100m — Bellingham, Saka, Rice, and Morgan Rogers.

Which Premier League Clubs Contribute Most to England’s Value?

The majority of England’s squad value comes from Premier League clubs — even with Bellingham and Kane based abroad.

Spain, Portugal and Germany — Europe’s Other £900m+ Squads

Three nations sit between £966m and £1.21bn — all elite by any standard, yet all trailing England by at least £217m.

Spain’s average of £46.5m per player is the highest of any nation outside France. Lamine Yamal, aged 18, is already the most valuable player in Spanish football history by Transfermarkt’s methodology. Germany’s twin creative midfielders Musiala and Wirtz, each at £97m, represent the most expensive midfield pairing at the tournament.

The Three Players Worth More Than Most Squads

Kylian Mbappé, Erling Haaland and Lamine Yamal share the top valuation in world football: £191m each, per Transfermarkt. No other player at this World Cup comes close — Vinicius Jr is next at £145m, a £46m gap.

The Bottom of the Table — Jordan’s £18m vs France’s £1.55bn

France’s squad costs 86 times more than Jordan’s. Qatar, who hosted the 2022 World Cup, rank 47th by squad value at just £14m. Fourteen nations have squads valued below £83m — less than a single Bellingham.

None of this means upsets are impossible — Scotland, valued well below the top 20, beat Haiti in their Group C opener with Ben Gannon-Doak the standout performer. Value predicts probability, not outcome.

Does Squad Value Predict the Winner?

The correlation between squad value and tournament success is real but imperfect. Argentina won the 2022 World Cup ranked 8th by squad value. Greece won Euro 2004 with the least valuable squad in the field. The top three by value in 2026 — France, England and Spain — are also the three shortest-priced in UK bookmakers, suggesting the market largely agrees with Transfermarkt’s assessment.

Full World Cup 2026 Squad Values — All 48 Nations

Complete rankings sourced from Transfermarkt, converted to GBP. Values reflect market valuations at time of writing.

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