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Revealed: Every World Cup squad valued ahead of tournament in Russia

  • <p>The CIES Football Observatory has crunched the numbers to reveal the most valuable squads at the 2018 World Cup. </p>
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    World Cup squads ranked by value

    The CIES Football Observatory has crunched the numbers to reveal the most valuable squads at the 2018 World Cup.

  • <p>Michael Murillo is part of the Panama squad valued at €21m. </p>
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    32. Panama

    Michael Murillo is part of the Panama squad valued at €21m.

  • <p>Fahad Al-Muwallad is part of a Saudi Arabia squad valued at €21m. </p>
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    31. Saudi Arabia

    Fahad Al-Muwallad is part of a Saudi Arabia squad valued at €21m.

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  • <p>Alireza Jahanbakhsh is part of an Iran squad worth €40m. </p>
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    30. Iran

    Alireza Jahanbakhsh is part of an Iran squad worth €40m.

  • <p>Keylor Navas is part of the Costa Rica side valued at €49m. </p>
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    29. Costa Rica

    Keylor Navas is part of the Costa Rica side valued at €49m.

  • <p>Ellyes Skhiri is part of a Tunisia squad worth a reported €58m. </p>
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    28. Tunisia

    Ellyes Skhiri is part of a Tunisia squad worth a reported €58m.

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  • <p>Matt Ryan is part of the Australia squad valued at €58m. </p>
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    27. Australia

    Matt Ryan is part of the Australia squad valued at €58m.

  • <p>Jefferson Farfan is part of the Peru squad valued at €59m. </p>
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    26. Peru

    Jefferson Farfan is part of the Peru squad valued at €59m.

  • <p>Hiroki Sakai is part of the Japan squad valued at €612m. </p>
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    25. Japan

    Hiroki Sakai is part of the Japan squad valued at €612m.

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  • <p>Gylfi Sigurdsson is part of an Iceland squad valued at €79m. </p>
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    24. Iceland

    Gylfi Sigurdsson is part of an Iceland squad valued at €79m.

  • <p>Hueng-Min Son is part of the South Korea side valued at €123m. </p>
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    23. South Korea

    Hueng-Min Son is part of the South Korea side valued at €123m.

  • <p>Aleksandr Golovin is part of a Russia squad worth €132m. </p>
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    22. Russia

    Aleksandr Golovin is part of a Russia squad worth €132m.

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  • <p>Amine Harit is part of a Morocco side valued at €138m. </p>
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    19. Morocco

    Amine Harit is part of a Morocco side valued at €138m.

  • <p>Victor Lindelof is part of Sweden side valued at €152m. </p>
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    Sweden

    Victor Lindelof is part of Sweden side valued at €152m.

  • <p>Hirving Lozano is part of the Mexico squad valued at €153m. </p>
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    19. Mexico

    Hirving Lozano is part of the Mexico squad valued at €153m.

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  • <p>Wilfred Ndidi is part of the Nigeria squad valued at €192m. </p>
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    18. Nigeria

    Wilfred Ndidi is part of the Nigeria squad valued at €192m.

  • <p>Mo Salah is part of the Egypt squad valued at €232m. </p>
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    17. Egypt

    Mo Salah is part of the Egypt squad valued at €232m.

  • <p>Granit Xhaka is part of a Switzerland squad worth a reported €246m. </p>
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    16. Switzerland

    Granit Xhaka is part of a Switzerland squad worth a reported €246m.

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  • <p>Davinson Sanchez is part of a Colombia team worth €279m. </p>
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    15. Colombia

    Davinson Sanchez is part of a Colombia team worth €279m.

  • <p>Robert Lewandowski is part of the Poland squad valued at €293m. </p>
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    14. Poland

    Robert Lewandowski is part of the Poland squad valued at €293m.

  • <p>Sergej Milinkovic-Savic is part of the Serbia team valued at €305m. </p>
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    13. Serbia

    Sergej Milinkovic-Savic is part of the Serbia team valued at €305m.

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  • <p>Sadio Mane is part of the Senegal side valued at €320m/ </p>
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    12. Senegal

    Sadio Mane is part of the Senegal side valued at €320m/

  • <p>Christian Eriksen is part of a Demark side valued at €342m. </p>
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    11. Denmark

    Christian Eriksen is part of a Demark side valued at €342m.

  • <p>Ivan Rakitic is part of the Croatia team valued at €416m. </p>
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    10. Croatia

    Ivan Rakitic is part of the Croatia team valued at €416m.

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  • <p>Luis Suarez is part of the Uruguay team valued at €529m. </p>
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    9. Uruguay

    Luis Suarez is part of the Uruguay team valued at €529m.

  • <p>Cristiano Ronaldo is part of a Portugal team worth €656m. </p>
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    8. Portugal

    Cristiano Ronaldo is part of a Portugal team worth €656m.

  • <p>Kevin De Bruyne is part of the Belgium squad valued at €835m. </p>
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    7. Belgium

    Kevin De Bruyne is part of the Belgium squad valued at €835m.

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  • <p>Marc-Andre ter Stegen is part of the Germany squad valued at €895m. </p>
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    6. Germany

    Marc-Andre ter Stegen is part of the Germany squad valued at €895m.

  • <p>Lionel Messi is part of the Argentina squad valued at €925m. </p>
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    5. Argentina

    Lionel Messi is part of the Argentina squad valued at €925m.

  • <p>Saul Niguez is part of the Spain Squad valued at €965m. </p>
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    4. Spain

    Saul Niguez is part of the Spain Squad valued at €965m.

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  • <p>Neymar is part of the Brazil squad valued at €1.27bn. </p>
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    3. Brazil

    Neymar is part of the Brazil squad valued at €1.27bn.

  • <p>Harry Kane is captain of an England squad valued at €1.39bn </p>
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    2. England

    Harry Kane is captain of an England squad valued at €1.39bn

  • <p>Kylian Mbappe is part of the France squad valued at €1.41bn. </p>
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    1. France

    Kylian Mbappe is part of the France squad valued at €1.41bn.

<p>The CIES Football Observatory has crunched the numbers to reveal the most valuable squads at the 2018 World Cup. </p>
<p>Michael Murillo is part of the Panama squad valued at €21m. </p>
<p>Fahad Al-Muwallad is part of a Saudi Arabia squad valued at €21m. </p>
<p>Alireza Jahanbakhsh is part of an Iran squad worth €40m. </p>
<p>Keylor Navas is part of the Costa Rica side valued at €49m. </p>
<p>Ellyes Skhiri is part of a Tunisia squad worth a reported €58m. </p>
<p>Matt Ryan is part of the Australia squad valued at €58m. </p>
<p>Jefferson Farfan is part of the Peru squad valued at €59m. </p>
<p>Hiroki Sakai is part of the Japan squad valued at €612m. </p>
<p>Gylfi Sigurdsson is part of an Iceland squad valued at €79m. </p>
<p>Hueng-Min Son is part of the South Korea side valued at €123m. </p>
<p>Aleksandr Golovin is part of a Russia squad worth €132m. </p>
<p>Amine Harit is part of a Morocco side valued at €138m. </p>
<p>Victor Lindelof is part of Sweden side valued at €152m. </p>
<p>Hirving Lozano is part of the Mexico squad valued at €153m. </p>
<p>Wilfred Ndidi is part of the Nigeria squad valued at €192m. </p>
<p>Mo Salah is part of the Egypt squad valued at €232m. </p>
<p>Granit Xhaka is part of a Switzerland squad worth a reported €246m. </p>
<p>Davinson Sanchez is part of a Colombia team worth €279m. </p>
<p>Robert Lewandowski is part of the Poland squad valued at €293m. </p>
<p>Sergej Milinkovic-Savic is part of the Serbia team valued at €305m. </p>
<p>Sadio Mane is part of the Senegal side valued at €320m/ </p>
<p>Christian Eriksen is part of a Demark side valued at €342m. </p>
<p>Ivan Rakitic is part of the Croatia team valued at €416m. </p>
<p>Luis Suarez is part of the Uruguay team valued at €529m. </p>
<p>Cristiano Ronaldo is part of a Portugal team worth €656m. </p>
<p>Kevin De Bruyne is part of the Belgium squad valued at €835m. </p>
<p>Marc-Andre ter Stegen is part of the Germany squad valued at €895m. </p>
<p>Lionel Messi is part of the Argentina squad valued at €925m. </p>
<p>Saul Niguez is part of the Spain Squad valued at €965m. </p>
<p>Neymar is part of the Brazil squad valued at €1.27bn. </p>
<p>Harry Kane is captain of an England squad valued at €1.39bn </p>
<p>Kylian Mbappe is part of the France squad valued at €1.41bn. </p>
Matt Lewis

The CIES Football Observatory have conducted a study to find out which nation going to the World Cup is taking the most valuable squad to Russia.

Variables such as age, contract duration and market inflation are taken into consideration when pricing the players of all 32 countries.

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