Kylian Mbappe has the highest market value at the 2022 World Cup, according to SportingPedia.
The French superstar’s market value of €160 million accounts for a hefty 10.8% of the entire Group F valuation of €1.485 billion – a group which included Belgium, Croatia, Canada and Morocco.
Brazil’s Vinicius Junior was in second place at €120 million, followed by England’s Phil Foden at €110 million.
SportingPedia crunched the numbers for the market values of all players and teams in the World Cup and identified each group’s highest-valued player.
Here’s how the rest of the big names in the tournament ranked according to their market value within their groups:
- Group A: Matthjs de Ligt, Netherlands (€70M)
- Group B: Phil Foden, England (€110M)
- Group C: Lautaro Martinez, Argentina (€75M)
- Group D: Kylian Mbappe, France (€160M)
- Group E (tie): Pedri, Spain (€100M); Jamal Musiala, Germany (€100M)
- Group F: Kevin de Bruyne, Belgium (€80M)
- Group G: Vinicius Junior, Brazil (€120M)
- Group H: Federico Valverde, Uruguay (€100M)