Revealed: The price of winning the World Cup

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FACT No. 1: the total market value of the entire Socceroos' squad is less than that of our group rival Spain's highest paid player.

Barcelona superstar Andres Iniesta is worth $74,816,500. Australia is worth $61,119,810.

Spain's total market value? $673,567,074 – 11 times more than the Socceroos.

The figures refer to players' market values at club level, taking in salaries, stats, age and recent performances.

Spain, the reigning FIFA World Cup champion, slots in at No. 2 for total market value behind host Brazil ($718,299,900).

Argentina ($654,482,640), featuring the world's most valuable player Lionel Messi ($163,332,000), takes the No. 3 spot, while Germany ($621,815,994) and France ($555,070,372) round out the top five. England ($493,232,648) is sixth.

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The good news for Australia is it is not the least valuable team at the World Cup, coming in at 29th out of 32 – one behind the 28th-ranked USA ($77,464,104)

Central American nation Honduras is the least valuable with a total value of $45,053,928.

Below we follow the World Cup money trail, showing which teams would win their groups and ultimately go on to the final if Brazil 2014 was a battle of the bucks.

For starters, Cristiano Ronaldo's Portugal would bow out in the round of 16 against darkhorse Belgium, even though the Real Madrid star is the second most valuable player in the world at $136,110,000.

THE WORLD CUP MONEY GAME

GROUP A

Brazil (Group winner)
Total Market Value: $718,299,900
Rank: 1
Highest-Valued Player: Neymar ($88,297,440)

Croatia (Runner-up)
Total Market Value: $258,755,400
Rank: 13
Highest-Valued Player: Luka Modric ($54,444,000)

Cameroon
Total Market Value: $184,251,690
Rank: 18
Highest-Valued Player: Alex Song ($24,499,800)

Mexico
Total Market Value: $94,490,334
Rank: 26
Highest-Valued Player: Javier Hernandez ($21,777,600)

Group A MVP: Neymar, Brazil and Barcelona. Source: AFP

GROUP B

Spain (Group winner)
Total Market Value: $673,567,074
Rank: 2
Highest-Valued Player: Andres Iniesta ($74,816,500)

Netherlands (Runner-up)
Total Market Value: $248,775,524
Rank: 14
Highest-Valued Player: Robin van Persie ($54,444,000)

Chile
Total Market Value: $200,026,562
Rank: 16
Highest-Valued Player: Arturo Vidal ($59,879,600)

Australia
Total Market Value: $61,119,810
Rank: 29
Highest-Valued Player: Mathew Ryan, Mike Jedinak ($3,402,250)

Group B MVP: Andres Iniesta, Spain and Barcelona. Source: AP

GROUP C

Colombia (Group winner)
Total Market Value: $311,013,926
Rank: 10
Highest-Valued Player: Falcao ($81,618,000)

Cote d'Ivoire (Runner-up)
Total Market Value: $207,628,902
Rank: 15
Highest-Valued Player: Yaya Toure ($40,833,000)

Japan
Total Market Value: $167,655,654
Rank: 20
Highest-Valued Players: Shinji Kagawa, Keisuke Honda ($23,138,700)

Greece
Total Market Value: $120,767,391
Rank: 23
Highest-Valued Player: Sokratis ($20,404,500)

Group C MVP: Radamel Falcao, Colombia and AS Monaco. Falcao pulled out of the World Cup injured overnight but it made no difference to his side's chances in the money game. Source: AFP

GROUP D

England (Group winner)
Total Market Value: $493,232,648
Rank: 6
Highest-Valued Player: Wayne Rooney ($61,249,500)

Italy (Runner-up)
Total Market Value: $448,802,087
Rank: 8
Highest-Valued Player: Mario Balotelli ($40,833,000)

Uruguay
Total Market Value: $260,495,307
Rank: 12
Highest-Valued Player: Edinson Cavani ($81,666,000)

Costa Rica
Total Market Value: $51,751,080
Rank: 31
Highest-Valued Player: Bryan Ruiz ($10,888,800)

Group D MVP: Edinson Cavani, Uruguay and Paris Saint-Germain. Source: AFP

GROUP E

France (Group winner)
Total Market Value: $555,070,372
Rank: 5
Highest-Valued Player: Paul Pogba ($61,240,500)

Switzerland (Runner-up)
Total Market Value: $194,773,250
Rank: 17
Highest-Valued Players: Ricardo Rodriguez, Xherdan Shaqiri ($27,222,000)

Ecuador
Total Market Value: $114,994,127
Rank: 24
Highest-Valued Player: Antonio Valencia ($21,777,600)

Honduras
Total Market Value: $45,053,928
Rank: 32
Highest-Valued Player: Emilio Izaguirre ($5,784,675)

Group E MVP: Paul Pogba, France and Juventus. Source: AP

GROUP F

Argentina (Group winner)
Total Market Value: $654,482,640
Rank: 3
Highest-Valued Player: Lionel Messi ($163,332,000)

Bosnia-Herzegovina (Runner-up)
Total Market Value: $177,098,968
Rank: 19
Highest-Valued Player: Edin Dzeko ($32,666,400)

Nigeria
Total Market Value: $138,455,956
Rank: 22
Highest-Valued Player: John Obi Mikel ($27,222,000)

Iran
Total Market Value: $54,269,392
Rank: 30
Highest-Valued Player: Ashkan Dejagah ($4,083,300)

World Cup MVP: Lionel Messi, Argentina and Barcelona. Source: AFP

GROUP G

Germany (Group winner)
Total Market Value: $621,815,994
Rank: 4
Highest-Valued Player: Mario Gotze ($61,249,500)

Portugal (Runner-up)
Total Market Value: $399,518,890
Rank: 9
Highest-Valued Player: Cristiano Ronaldo ($136,110,000)

Ghana
Total Market Value: $150,743,365
Rank: 21
Highest-Valued Player: Kwadwo Asamoah ($27,222,000)

United States
Total Market Value: $77,464,104
Rank: 28
Highest-Valued Player: Clint Dempsey ($9,527,700)

Group G MVP: Cristiano Ronaldo, Portugal and Real Madrid. Source: AP

GROUP H

Belgium (Group winner)
Total Market Value: $467,856,476
Rank: 7
Highest-Valued Player: Eden Hazard ($61,240,500)

Russia (Runner-up)
Total Market Value: $261,968,904
Rank: 11
Highest-Valued Player: Igor Akinfeev ($27,222,000)

Algeria
Total Market Value: $104,932,697
Rank: 25
Highest-Valued Player: Sofiane Feghouli ($16,333,200)

Korea Republic
Total Market Value: $83,329,629
Rank: 27
Highest-Valued Player: Heung-Min Son ($19,055,400)

Group H MVP: Eden Hazard, Belgium and Chelsea. Source: AFP

ROUND OF 16

Brazil ($718,299,900) bt Netherlands ($248,775,524)

Italy ($448,802,087) bt Colombia ($311,013,926)

France ($555,070,372) bt Bosnia-Herzegovina ($177,098,968)

Germany ($621,815,994) bt Russia ($261,968,904)

Spain ($673,567,074) bt Croatia ($258,755,400)

England ($493,232,648) bt Cote d'Ivoire ($207,628,902)

Argentina ($654,482,640) bt Switzerland ($194,773,250)

Belgium ($467,856,476) bt Portugal ($399,518,890)

QUARTER-FINALS

Brazil

Brazil ($718,299,900) bt Italy ($448,802,087)

Germany ($621,815,994) bt France ($555,070,372)

Spain ($673,567,074) bt England ($493,232,648)

Argentina ($654,482,640) bt Belgium ($467,856,476)

SEMI-FINALS

Brazil ($718,299,900) bt Germany ($621,815,994)

Spain ($673,567,074) bt Argentina ($654,482,640)

FINAL

Brazil ($718,299,900) bt Spain ($673,567,074)

Data courtesy of Valor, Transfermarkt and The Score. All figures in US dollars.

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