In a new study by the world leader in sports results and live statistics, Flashscore, which analyzes the market value of the teams participating in the Copa América, surprising to find that The Colombian team is fifth positioned, behind the United States team.
The surprise is even greater if we take into account that Colombia beat the Americans 1-5 in a preparation match for the current tournament, Which leaves the question: what factors determine a player’s price and how does his economic worth determine his potential for his team?
ANDThe first place goes to Brazil, whose roster has an impressive market value of $1,274,839,130 USD. That huge figure means that The value of these players alone exceeds the GDP of the 20 countries on the IMF’s bottom list.
Real Madrid striker, Vinícius Júnior is the player with the highest market value in the Canarinha, with a value of $170,772,000 USD, which is equivalent to 13.39% of the total value of the equipment. Despite this, the one chosen as the best player of the last Champions League has only scored three official goals with the Brazil shirt.
In Second place is Argentina, whose team is valued at $888,956,000 USD. This impressive value places the Albiceleste team 318.64% above the average value of the teams. The most valuable Argentine player He is the champion striker with Inter, Lautaro Martínez, which is valued at $121,821,000 USD, the second highest figure of any player in the tournament.
He third biggest candidate to win the tournamentaccording to the bookmakers, Uruguay, is worth $536,377,720 USD – 192% higher than the tournament average. The Real Madrid midfielder, Federico Valverde is the most valued of the Charrúas with $107,849,000 USD. The question that circulates in heaven is whether the starting forward will be the tenth most expensive player in the tournament, Darwin Núñez ($77,475,000 USD) or Uruguay’s all-time top scorer, Luis Suárez ($4,173,000 USD) who has scored 68 goals with his national team.
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In fourth place is the selection of USA, with equipment valued at $339,033,530 USD, 121% above the average. The most particular fact that stands out for the Americans is that their starting eleven plays in Europe, something rarely seen for this team. AC Milan winger Christian Pulisic is the USMNT’s most valuable player, plotted at $36,380,000.
CColombia and Ecuador are the fifth and sixth best-rated teams in the tournament, with an estimate of $302,865,300 and $226,483,300 USD, respectively.
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Two Premier League stars stand out in these selections: Luis Díaz ($80,250,000) and Moisés Caicedo ($86,242,000)which represent 26.51% and 38.07% of the total value of their respective selections. These two are the only players in the top 10 with the highest rating who are not from Brazil, Argentina or Uruguay.
Among the rest of the assessment, it stands out the high value of the Jamaican team $100,901,580 led by Leon Bailey ($37,139,000) and the low number of champion teams of the contest such as Chile, ($84,746,820), Peru ($34,104,980) and Bolivia ($13,743,550) which only has one player valued at more than $1,000,000.
Miguel La Rotta, Flashscore editor in Colombia, commented on the results, stating that: “Despite having such down-to-earth values, The experience of players whose number is low due to age can prove to be a key factor for teams that do not have leading figures in European football. Players like Paolo Guerrero, Salomón Rondón and Alexis Sánchez can surprise those who evaluate the potential of their teams purely by the estimated value. In contrast to Argentina’s strong candidacy, teams such as Uruguay, Colombia and Ecuador are showing very promising results. Don’t be surprised to see them in an eventual final.”
The values of the players of each of the 16 teams that qualified for the Copa América 2024 were tabulated and added to achieve the total value of each selection (in EUR and converted to USD, later). Countries were ranked by total squad value. If you see any value slightly different from the one we quote in this article it is due to currency fluctuations.
