How much is each World Cup team worth?

When Brazil take on Croatia in the World Cup opener on June 12, they'll be hosting a side whose total market value is $459,544,500 lower than their own.That's a massive difference, but it's nowhere near the financial disparity that some of the other tournament's matchups will showcase.In international football, a team's "total market value" refers to the sum of their players' market values at the club level. Those values are assessed by the player's salary, stats, age, and recent performances among other things.So considering Brazil have stars like Neymar, who's worth $88,297,440, and Thiago Silva, who's worth $58,879,040, it shouldn't come as any surprise that the Selecao are entering the World Cup with the highest total market value of any team at $718,299,900.At the other end of the spectrum is Honduras, who rank 32nd with a total market value of $45,053,928. Again, this isn't surprising as Luis Fernando Suarez called up a squad comprised of numerous players from the country's domestic league.Using total market values is also an interesting way of determining the World Cup's "Group of Death." By this measure, Group D (Uruguay, Costa Rica, England, Italy) is the tournament's toughest group, with the four national teams combining for a total market value of $1,264,935,936. Group G (Germany, Portugal, Ghana, United States) is a close second at $1,250,948,520, while Group A (Brazil, Croatia, Mexico, Cameroon), valued at $1,250,502,390, ranks third.To see each's team total market value, here's a group-by-group guide:Group ABrazilTotal Market Value: $718,299,900Rank: 1Highest-Valued Player: Neymar ($88,297,440)CroatiaTotal Market Value: $258,755,400Rank: 12Highest-Valued Player: Luka Modric ($54,444,000)MexicoTotal Market Value: $94,490,334Rank: 26Highest-Valued Player: Javier Hernandez ($21,777,600)CameroonTotal Market Value: $184,251,690Rank: 18Highest-Valued Player: Alex Song ($24,499,800)Group BSpainTotal Market Value: $673,567,074Rank: 2Highest-Valued Player: Andres Iniesta ($74,816,500)NetherlandsTotal Market Value: $248,775,524Rank: 13Highest-Valued Player: Robin van Persie ($54,444,000)ChileTotal Market Value: $200,026,562Rank: 16Highest-Valued Player: Arturo Vidal ($59,879,600)AustraliaTotal Market Value: $61,119,810Rank: 29Highest-Valued Player: Mathew Ryan, Luke Wilkshire, Mike Jedinak ($3,402,250)Group CColombiaTotal Market Value: $229,395,926Rank: 14Highest-Valued Player: James Rodriguez ($41,955,760)GreeceTotal Market Value: $120,767,391Rank: 23Highest-Valued Player: Sokratis ($20,404,500)Cote d'IvoireTotal Market Value: $207,628,902Rank: 15Highest-Valued Player: Yaya Toure ($40,833,000)JapanTotal Market Value: $167,655,654Rank: 20Highest-Valued Players: Shinji Kagawa, Keisuke Honda ($23,138,700)Group DUruguayTotal Market Value: $260,495,307Rank: 11Highest-Valued Player: Edinson Cavani ($81,666,000)Costa RicaTotal Market Value: $51,751,080Rank: 31Highest-Valued Player: Bryan Ruiz ($10,888,800)EnglandTotal Market Value: $493,232,648Rank: 6Highest-Valued Player: Wayne Rooney ($61,249,500)ItalyTotal Market Value: $448,802,087Rank: 8Highest-Valued Player: Mario Balotelli ($40,833,000)Group ESwitzerlandTotal Market Value: $194,773,250Rank: 17Highest-Valued Players: Ricardo Rodriguez, Xherdan Shaqiri ($27,222,000)EcuadorTotal Market Value: $114,994,127Rank: 24Highest-Valued Player: Antonio Valencia ($21,777,600)FranceTotal Market Value: $555,070,372Rank: 5Highest-Valued Player: Paul Pogba ($61,240,500)HondurasTotal Market Value: $45,053,928Rank: 32Highest-Valued Player: Emilio Izaguirre ($5,784,675)Group FArgentinaTotal Market Value: $654,482,640Rank: 3Highest-Valued Player: Lionel Messi ($163,332,000)Bosnia-HerzegovinaTotal Market Value: $177,098,968Rank: 19Highest-Valued Player: Edin Dzeko ($32,666,400)IranTotal Market Value: $54,269,392Rank: 30Highest-Valued Player: Ashkan Dejagah ($4,083,300)NigeriaTotal Market Value: $138,455,956Rank: 22Highest-Valued Player: John Obi Mikel ($27,222,000)Group GGermanyTotal Market Value: $621,815,994Rank: 4Highest-Valued Player: Mario Gotze ($61,249,500)PortugalTotal Market Value: $399,518,890Rank: 9Highest-Valued Player: Cristiano Ronaldo ($136,110,000)GhanaTotal Market Value: $150,743,365Rank: 21Highest-Valued Player: Kwadwo Asamoah ($27,222,000)United StatesTotal Market Value: $77,464,104Rank: 28Highest-Valued Player: Clint Dempsey ($9,527,700)Group HBelgiumTotal Market Value: $467,856,476Rank: 7Highest-Valued Player: Eden Hazard ($61,240,500)AlgeriaTotal Market Value: $104,932,697Rank: 25Highest-Valued Player: Sofiane Feghouli ($16,333,200)RussiaTotal Market Value: $261,968,904Rank: 10Highest-Valued Player: Igor Akinfeev ($27,222,000)Korea RepublicTotal Market Value: $83,329,629Rank: 27Highest-Valued Player: Heung-Min Son ($19,055,400)Data courtesy of www.valor.com.br and www.transfermarkt.com
When Brazil take on Croatia in the World Cup opener on June 12, they'll be hosting a side whose total market value is $459,544,500 lower than their own.That's a massive difference, but it's nowhere near the financial disparity that some of the other tournament's matchups will showcase.In international football, a team's 'total market value' refers to the sum of their players' market values at the club level. Those values are assessed by the player's salary, stats, age, and recent performances among other things.So considering Brazil have stars like Neymar, who's worth $88,297,440, and Thiago Silva, who's worth $58,879,040, it shouldn't come as any surprise that the Selecao are entering the World Cup with the highest total market value of any team at $718,299,900.At the other end of the spectrum is Honduras, who rank 32nd with a total market value of $45,053,928. Again, this isn't surprising as Luis Fernando Suarez called up a squad comprised of numerous players from the country's domestic league.Using total market values is also an interesting way of determining the World Cup's 'Group of Death.' By this measure, Group D (Uruguay, Costa Rica, England, Italy) is the tournament's toughest group, with the four national teams combining for a total market value of $1,264,935,936. Group G (Germany, Portugal, Ghana, United States) is a close second at $1,250,948,520, while Group A (Brazil, Croatia, Mexico, Cameroon), valued at $1,250,502,390, ranks third.To see each's team total market value, here's a group-by-group guide:Group ABrazilTotal Market Value: $718,299,900Rank: 1Highest-Valued Player: Neymar ($88,297,440)CroatiaTotal Market Value: $258,755,400Rank: 12Highest-Valued Player: Luka Modric ($54,444,000)MexicoTotal Market Value: $94,490,334Rank: 26Highest-Valued Player: Javier Hernandez ($21,777,600)CameroonTotal Market Value: $184,251,690Rank: 18Highest-Valued Player: Alex Song ($24,499,800)Group BSpainTotal Market Value: $673,567,074Rank: 2Highest-Valued Player: Andres Iniesta ($74,816,500)NetherlandsTotal Market Value: $248,775,524Rank: 13Highest-Valued Player: Robin van Persie ($54,444,000)ChileTotal Market Value: $200,026,562Rank: 16Highest-Valued Player: Arturo Vidal ($59,879,600)AustraliaTotal Market Value: $61,119,810Rank: 29Highest-Valued Player: Mathew Ryan, Luke Wilkshire, Mike Jedinak ($3,402,250)Group CColombiaTotal Market Value: $229,395,926Rank: 14Highest-Valued Player: James Rodriguez ($41,955,760)GreeceTotal Market Value: $120,767,391Rank: 23Highest-Valued Player: Sokratis ($20,404,500)Cote d'IvoireTotal Market Value: $207,628,902Rank: 15Highest-Valued Player: Yaya Toure ($40,833,000)JapanTotal Market Value: $167,655,654Rank: 20Highest-Valued Players: Shinji Kagawa, Keisuke Honda ($23,138,700)Group DUruguayTotal Market Value: $260,495,307Rank: 11Highest-Valued Player: Edinson Cavani ($81,666,000)Costa RicaTotal Market Value: $51,751,080Rank: 31Highest-Valued Player: Bryan Ruiz ($10,888,800)EnglandTotal Market Value: $493,232,648Rank: 6Highest-Valued Player: Wayne Rooney ($61,249,500)ItalyTotal Market Value: $448,802,087Rank: 8Highest-Valued Player: Mario Balotelli ($40,833,000)Group ESwitzerlandTotal Market Value: $194,773,250Rank: 17Highest-Valued Players: Ricardo Rodriguez, Xherdan Shaqiri ($27,222,000)EcuadorTotal Market Value: $114,994,127Rank: 24Highest-Valued Player: Antonio Valencia ($21,777,600)FranceTotal Market Value: $555,070,372Rank: 5Highest-Valued Player: Paul Pogba ($61,240,500)HondurasTotal Market Value: $45,053,928Rank: 32Highest-Valued Player: Emilio Izaguirre ($5,784,675)Group FArgentinaTotal Market Value: $654,482,640Rank: 3Highest-Valued Player: Lionel Messi ($163,332,000)Bosnia-HerzegovinaTotal Market Value: $177,098,968Rank: 19Highest-Valued Player: Edin Dzeko ($32,666,400)IranTotal Market Value: $54,269,392Rank: 30Highest-Valued Player: Ashkan Dejagah ($4,083,300)NigeriaTotal Market Value: $138,455,956Rank: 22Highest-Valued Player: John Obi Mikel ($27,222,000)Group GGermanyTotal Market Value: $621,815,994Rank: 4Highest-Valued Player: Mario Gotze ($61,249,500)PortugalTotal Market Value: $399,518,890Rank: 9Highest-Valued Player: Cristiano Ronaldo ($136,110,000)GhanaTotal Market Value: $150,743,365Rank: 21Highest-Valued Player: Kwadwo Asamoah ($27,222,000)United StatesTotal Market Value: $77,464,104Rank: 28Highest-Valued Player: Clint Dempsey ($9,527,700)Group HBelgiumTotal Market Value: $467,856,476Rank: 7Highest-Valued Player: Eden Hazard ($61,240,500)AlgeriaTotal Market Value: $104,932,697Rank: 25Highest-Valued Player: Sofiane Feghouli ($16,333,200)RussiaTotal Market Value: $261,968,904Rank: 10Highest-Valued Player: Igor Akinfeev ($27,222,000)Korea RepublicTotal Market Value: $83,329,629Rank: 27Highest-Valued Player: Heung-Min Son ($19,055,400)Data courtesy of www.valor.com.br and www.transfermarkt.com

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