World Cup's $1.95b squad that dwarfs Aussies

We've ranked each of the 32 nations to suffice for the World Cup successful bid of marketplace value. There's immoderate eye-popping numbers, and the astir costly players connected immoderate squads whitethorn astonishment you.

All figures are successful Australian dollars and courtesy of transfermarkt.com

Most invaluable player: Akram Afif ($6.2 million)

The big federation checks successful arsenic the cheapest squad by marketplace value astatine conscionable $23.1 million.

The 26-year-old Afif, who plies his commercialized for Al-Sadd successful the Qatar Stars League, is Qatar's astir invaluable player, and has netted 26 times successful 89 planetary appearances.

Most invaluable player: Keylor Navas ($7.7 million)

Costa Rica checks successful up of the hosts with seasoned goalkeeper Navas inactive the country's astir invaluable player.

Navas has 107 caps for Costa Rica and besides has 3 UEFA Champions League titles to his sanction courtesy of his clip with Real Madrid.

He is presently the back-up keeper down Gianluigi Donnarumma astatine Paris Saint-Germain.

Most invaluable player: Salem Al-Dawsari ($2.8 million)

The Saudis are the adjacent astir invaluable squad and their wealthiness is good spread.

The 31-year-old Al-Dawsari is the astir valuable and has netted 17 times successful 70 appearances for his country.

Like the remainder of his teammates successful the World Cup squad, Al-Dawsari plays his nine shot successful the Saudi Professional League.

Most invaluable player: Aaron Mooy ($6.2 million)

Australia has perpetually battled supra and beyond its value people successful assorted sports and it's ne'er much evident than astatine the World Cup.

Despite being 1 of the squad's veterans who is past his premier years, Mooy remains the Socceroos' astir invaluable player.

He has made 53 appearances for Australia and scored 7 goals and was successful the Socceroos' 2018 World Cup squad.

Most invaluable player: Mehdi Taremi ($30.9 million)

Incredibly a 3rd of Iran's full squad worth comes from 1 player, prima striker Mehdi Taremi.

The 30-year-old is simply a seasoned seasoned of Iran's team, having slammed successful 28 goals successful 60 planetary appearances since making his debut backmost successful 2015.

Taremi presently plies his commercialized astatine Portuguese powerhouse FC Porto, wherever he's netted 42 times successful conscionable 78 league appearances since joining the nine successful 2020.

Most invaluable player: Ellyes Skhiri ($20.1 million)

Tunisia is astatine its 2nd consecutive World Cup aft qualifying for the 2018 variation successful Russia.

Star midfielder Ellyes Skhiri is 1 of a fig of players who is successful his 2nd World Cup, and helium is currently the squad's astir invaluable player.

Skhiri plays his nine shot astatine FC Koln successful Germany's Bundesliga and has made 49 appearances and scored 3 goals for his country.

Most invaluable player: Moises Caicedo ($58.8 million)

Almost a 4th of Ecuador's full squad worth comes by virtuousness of midfield starlet Moises Caicedo.

The 21-year-old has enjoyed a beardown play with Brighton & Hove Albion successful the English Premier League, and is being courted by a fig of large English clubs arsenic a result.

He is one of 3 Premier League players successful Ecuador's squad alongside Brighton teammates Pervis Estupinan and Jeremy Sarimento.

Most invaluable player: Takehiro Tomiyasu ($38.7 million)

Japan brings a younger squad to Qatar with World Cup mainstays from erstwhile editions specified arsenic Keisuke Honda present retired.

Tomiyasu is 1 of Japan's champion young talents and is the squad's astir invaluable subordinate aft playing a captious relation successful Mikel Arteta's Arsenal side.

The 24-year-old close backmost could soon beryllium passed by 21-year-old winger Takefusa Kubo who spent 3 seasons connected Real Madrid's books earlier joining La Liga rivals Real Sociedad this season.

Most invaluable player: André-Frank Zambo Anguissa ($58.8 million)

Cameroon brings a wealthiness of acquisition to Qatar with a fig of players playing astatine European clubs.

Twenty-six-year-old midfielder Zambo Anguissa is the squad's astir invaluable subordinate having played a cardinal relation successful Italian broadside Napoli's ascendant commencement to the season.

Zambo Anguissa has made 42 appearances and scored 5 goals for his country. 

Most invaluable player: Neco Williams ($27.8 million)

Wales brings 1 of the astir experienced squads to the World Cup with three of the players selected boasting implicit 100 planetary caps.

While skipper Gareth Bale remains the biggest name, helium is nary longer the astir invaluable subordinate for Wales.

That rubric belongs to 21-year-old fullback Neco Williams who joined Nottingham Forest this off-season aft three seasons and 13 Premier League appearances with Liverpool.

Most invaluable player: Son Heung-min ($108.2 million)

Spurs superstar Son accounts for an unthinkable 42 per cent of South Korea's squad value.

The 30-year-old has gotten amended and amended since moving to the Premier League successful 2015 and is coming disconnected the backmost of a career-best 23 league goals past season.

Son is 1 of conscionable eight players successful the Korean squad that plays astatine a European club.

Wolves striker Hwang Hee-chan is the different Korean subordinate who plays successful England's apical flight.

Most invaluable player: Hirving Lozano ($43.3 million)

Mexico's World Cup squad boasts 4 players with implicit 100 planetary caps, with skipper Andres Guardado starring the mode with 178.

Guardado volition play successful his 5th World Cup run aft making his debut backmost successful 2006 successful Germany, but helium is nary longer the squad's astir invaluable player.

That rubric belongs to Napoli winger Hirving Lozano. The 27-year-old has been a mainstay successful some Mexico and Napoli's lineups implicit the past fewer seasons, and volition signifier a unsafe duo alongside Raul Jimenez.

Most invaluable player: Alphonso Davies ($108.2 million)

Bayern Munich prima Alphonso Davies accounts for astir 40 per cent of Canada's full squad value, having been a mainstay successful the German powerhouse's broadside implicit the past fewer seasons.

The 22-year-old near backmost is 1 of a fig of young stars coming done successful what looks similar Canada's aureate generation, the different being Lille striker Jonathan David.

David has scored 22 goals successful conscionable 35 appearances for Canada and volition person a large enactment successful however acold the squad goes successful Qatar.

Most invaluable player: Thomas Partey ($58.8 million)

Ghana brings a squad with a fantastic blend of younker and acquisition to Qatar.

Arsenal midfielder Thomas Party is the squad's astir invaluable subordinate and is 1 of 7 players who presently plies his commercialized astatine an English club.

Partey, the Ayew brothers, Jordan and Ghana skipper Andre, arsenic good arsenic Inaki Williams volition person captious roles successful Qatar.

Most invaluable player: Kalidou Koulibaly ($54.1 million)

Senegal dropped a fig of spots connected this database pursuing the withdrawal of its talisman and astir invaluable subordinate Sadio Mane, who is worthy implicit $92 million.

With the Bayern Munich striker sidelined, Senegal skipper Kalidou Koulibaly is the country's astir invaluable player.

Koulibaly is regarded arsenic 1 of the champion centre backs successful the satellite and secured a large determination to Chelsea implicit the summer.

With Mane out, Senegal volition beryllium heavy reliant connected Watford winger Ismaila Sarr going forward.

Most invaluable player: Achraf Hakimi ($100.5 million)

24-year-old defender Achraf Hakimi is the crown jewel of Morocco's World Cup squad and by acold the team's highest illustration star.

He presently plays successful Paris Saint-Germain's star-studded team, but has besides played astatine Real Madrid, Borussia Dortmund and Inter Milan.

Hakimi is regarded arsenic 1 of the world's champion young fullback prospects and is the prototypical modern-day defender who is much than susceptible of burning teams going forward.

The different sanction fans volition beryllium precise acquainted with successful the Morrocan squad is Chelsea playmaker Hakim Ziyech.

Most invaluable player: Robert Lewandowski ($69.6 million)

Despite being 34 years old, Barcelona striker Robert Lewandowski is inactive Poland's astir invaluable player.

His prolific goal-scoring has not ceased since moving to La Liga aft dominating the Bundesliga implicit the past decade, and helium has 13 league goals successful conscionable 14 appearances this season.

Lewandowski is conscionable arsenic lethal successful a Poland garment arsenic well, netting 76 times successful 134 appearances for his country.

He narrowly edges retired Napoli winger Piotr Zielinski arsenic Poland's astir invaluable player.

Most invaluable player: Christian Pulisic ($58.8 million)

Chelsea's Christian Pulisic remains the crown jewel successful the USA squad and America's astir invaluable player, but helium is acold from a one-man band.

Of the 26 players selected for Qatar, 17 play astatine European clubs.

Pulisic is 1 of eight players to play astatine an English club.

While helium is America's astir invaluable player, Pulisic could beryllium ousted by 20-year-old Giovanni Reyna who is 1 of football's brightest young prospects.

Most invaluable player: Manuel Akanji ($46.4 million)

Switzerland brings a well-balanced and experienced squad to Qatar and that's evidenced by the worth of their players.

The Swiss squad isn't 1 that's filled with a monolithic big-money star, but alternatively 1 that has a fig of incredibly coagulated players.

Manchester City defender Manuel Akanji is the squad's astir invaluable player, but he's intimately followed by the likes of Breel Embolo, Denis Zakaria and Nico Elvedi.

Switzerland besides inactive has the experienced quartet of skipper Granit Xhaka, Ricardo Rodriguez, Xherdan Shaqiri and Yann Sommer. 

Most invaluable player: Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg ($69.6 million)

Denmark looms arsenic a imaginable acheronian equine heading into the Qatar World Cup with a squad that boasts a ton of experience.

Star antheral Christian Eriksen is backmost aft a frightening illness during a Euro 2020 clash, having returned astatine the nine level.

However, it's Spurs midfielder Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg that is the Danes' astir invaluable player.

Hojbjerg is 1 of six Premier League players successful Denmark's squad.