For every Lionel Messi, Neymar, Harry Kane, or Christian Pulisic that shine individually at a FIFA World Cup, it’s a team effort that gets to the big prize. For every Pele or Diego Maradona there are Carlos Alberto’s and Jorge Burruchaga’s leading the charge in their own way.
The 2022 World Cup will present some of the most expensive national teams in the transfer market based on value and contract transfer clauses. The usual suspects take up the top 10 positions, but you will be surprised by the order.
Here are the most expensive World Cup rosters in Qatar 2022 of all 32 teams. Think you can predict how the World Cup will go? Test your knowledge in our simulator!
Most Expensive World Cup rosters
All figures taken from Transfermarkt
- England -€1.26bn
- Brazil – €1.14bn
- France – €1.03bn
- Portugal – €937.00m
- Spain – €902.00m
- Germany – €885.50m
- Argentina – €645.20m
- Netherlands – €587.25m
- Belgium – €563.20m
- Uruguay – €449.70m
- Croatia – €377.00m
- Serbia – €359.50m
- Denmark – €353.00m
- Switzerland – €281.00m
- United States – €277.40m
- Poland – €255.60m
- Morocco – €241.10m
- Senegal – €228.00m
- Ghana – €216.90m
- Canada – €187.30m
- Mexico – €176.10m
- South Korea – €164.48m
- Wales – €160.15m
- Cameroon – €155.00m
- Japan – €154.00m
- Ecuador – €146.50m
- Tunisia – €62.40m
- Iran – €59.53m
- Australia – €38.40m
- Saudi Arabia – €25.20m
- Costa Rica – €18.75m
- Qatar – €14.90m