2026 World Cup: top 20 most valuable midfielders of the tournament

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Imed Ben Amara

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13.06.26 18:00 World Cup

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48 national teams are gearing up to take part in the 2026 World Cup in the United States, Canada, and Mexico from June 11 to July 19.

Barcelona’s Spanish midfield maestro, Pedri, tops the rankings as the most valuable player (150 million euros), according to Transfermarkt. He leads ahead of three players valued at 140 million euros: Real Madrid’s English star Jude Bellingham, and Paris Saint-Germain’s Portuguese duo Vitinha and João Neves.

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Uruguayan midfield dynamo Federico Valverde, the Real Madrid standout, comes in fifth with a market value of 120 million euros, tied with England’s Declan Rice, who reached the Champions League final with Arsenal.

Here are the 20 most valuable midfielders in the tournament:

1- Pedri (Spain): €150.00m

2- Jude Bellingham (England): €140.00m

3- Vitinha (Portugal): €140.00m

4- João Neves (Portugal): €140.00m

5- Federico Valverde (Uruguay): €120.00m

6- Declan Rice (England): €120.00m

7- Moisés Caicedo (Ecuador): €100.00m

8- Jamal Musiala (Germany): €100.00m

9- Florian Wirtz (Germany): €100.00m

10- Enzo Fernández (Argentina): €90.00m

11- Morgan Rogers (England): €90.00m

12- Rayan Cherki (France): €90.00m

13- Aleksandar Pavlović (Germany): €90.00m

14- Arda Güler (Turkey): €90.00m

15- Nico Paz (Argentina): €80.00m

16- Warren Zaïre-Emery (France): €80.00m

17- Ryan Gravenberch (Netherlands): €80.00m

18- Elliot Anderson (England): €75.00m

19- Aurélien Tchouaméni (France): €75.00m

20- Martín Zubimendi (Spain): €75.00m

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