France tops market value at World Cup: Transfer Market

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The national team of France is the most valuable squad at this year's World Cup, topping the market value rankings with 1.08 billion euros (1.28 billion US dollars), according to the latest release from the Germany-based football website Transfer Market.

Of the 32 national teams to have qualified for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, Panama ranks at the opposite end to France, with a total value of only 8.43 million euros (9.95 million US dollars).

The table released by Transfer Market shows the top 10 most valuable national teams to have qualified for the FIFA World Cup. /Screenshot viaTransfer Market

France's huge value comes particularly from the trio of football stars Antoine Griezmann, Kylian Mbappé and Paul Pogba, according to the statistics.

Griezmann, the 27-year-old Atletico Madrid forward, has managed to raise his market value to 90 million pounds (120 million US dollars), according to statistics published on May 30.

The current market value of on-loan Paris Saint-Germain striker Mbappé is 108 million pounds (145 million US dollars), while Manchester United central-midfielder Pogba is worth 81 million pounds (108 million US dollars).

Spain has the second highest market value, with a squad worth 1.03 billion euros (1.22 billion US dollars), followed by Brazil with 981 million euros (1.15 billion US dollars).

For teams from the Asian Football Confederation, South Korea's national team ranked 23rd as the most valuable Asian national squad, followed by Japan at 25th, and Australia at 27th.

Transfer Market estimates Lionel Messi of Argentina and Neymar of Brazil have the same market value: 162 million pounds (217 million US dollars). / Screenshot via Transfer Market

For individual footballers, Lionel Messi of Argentina and Neymar of Brazil are both jointly ranked as the world's MVPs, with an estimated value of 162 million pounds (217 million US dollars) each.