France will have the most expensive squad at the 2026 World Cup.

The French squad for the 2026 World Cup boasts five players valued at over €100 million. Leading the pack is Kylian Mbappe (€200 million), followed by Michael Olise (€150 million), Desire Doue (€120 million), Ousmane Dembele, and William Saliba (€100 million).

The French national team's highly valuable squad continues to include Rayan Cherki, Warren Zaire-Emery, Tchouameni, Dayot Upamecano, and Bradley Barcola.

Looking at the aforementioned players, it's clear that French football has produced a generation of highly promising players. Olise, Doue, Cherki, and Zaire-Emery will be participating in their first World Cup. In the 2025/26 season, this group of players will excel at their clubs, rising from promising young players to new-generation stars.

Mbappe's value has decreased by 20 million euros compared to the middle of the 2025/26 season. Other top stars like Dembele, Saliba, and Tchouameni have maintained their value and are all key players for "Les Blues" in this tournament.

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The French national team's attack alone is worth nearly one billion euros. The defense of the 2018 world champions is also of high quality. However, the midfield of the "Gallic Roosters" is not highly rated. Coach Deschamps still has to rely on N'Golo Kante, the 35-year-old veteran currently valued at 4 million euros. After him are Tchouameni, Rabiot, and Manu Kone, all midfielders who have not yet provided complete reassurance.

England ranks second on the list of the most expensive squads for the 2026 World Cup. Jude Bellingham (140 million euros) is the most valuable player among the "Three Lions" stars, followed by Declan Rice (120 million euros), Bukayo Saka (110 million euros), and Morgan Rogers (90 million euros).

The Spanish squad has a total value of 1.22 billion euros. The remaining big teams, among the title contenders, have squad values of: Portugal (1.01 billion euros), Germany (982 million euros), Brazil (943 million euros), Argentina (799 million euros) and Belgium (548 million euros).

Squad value doesn't necessarily reflect a team's strength. Instead, the numbers from Transfer Markt indicate which teams possess the most star players who are in their prime and performing best in the 2025/26 season.