2026 World Cup: Top 10 most valuable players in Group D

14.06.26 FT World Cup

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Group D of the 2026 World Cup features co-hosts United States, Turkey, Paraguay, and Australia.

Arda Güler stands out as the highest-valued player in this group, with a market value of €90 million according to Transfermarkt. The Real Madrid star leads a Turkish trio, ahead of compatriots Kenan Yıldız (€75M) and Can Uzun (€45M).

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Two Americans round out the Top 5: AC Milan's Christian Pulisic, who also holds Croatian nationality, and Monaco striker Folarin Balogun.

While the Top 10 is logically dominated by Turkish and American stars, you have to go down to 12th place to find the first Paraguayans—Julio Enciso and Diego Gómez (both valued at €25 million)—and all the way to 31st to spot the first Australian, Jordan Bos of Feyenoord Rotterdam (€12 million).

Here are the most valuable players in Group D:

1- Arda Güler (Turkey): €90.00M

2- Kenan Yıldız (Turkey): €75.00M

3- Can Uzun (Turkey): €45.00M

4- Christian Pulisic (United States): €40.00M

5- Folarin Balogun (United States): €40.00M

6- Ferdi Kadıoğlu (Turkey): €35.00M

7- Weston McKennie (United States): €30.00M

8- Malik Tillman (United States): €30.00M

9- Ricardo Pepi (United States): €30.00M

10- Barış Alper Yılmaz (Turkey): €30.00M

Imed Ben Amara |

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Imed Ben Amara - bilingual sports writer and web editor with experience in football content creation. Since 2021, he has contributed to Foot Africa, providing news coverage and analysis.

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