The France-England clash in the match for third and fourth places at the 2026 World Cup brings another kind of battle, bringing together two of the most expensive teams in the tournament in terms of market value.

The French team's market value is around 1.52 billion euros, compared to 1.36 billion euros for the English team, bringing the total value of the two teams to about 2.88 billion euros, with France having the advantage by a margin of nearly 160 million euros.

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French star Kylian Mbappé tops the list of the most expensive players of the two teams, with a market value of 180 million euros, while English star Jude Bellingham is the most expensive player in his country's team with a value of 130 million euros. Despite France's advantage on paper in terms of market value, the decision will be on the pitch, as both teams seek to end their World Cup journey with a win that gives one of them the bronze medal, and concludes their participation on a positive note.