The total market value of Hong Myung-bo's squad reaches '251.6 billion won'... Third in Group A after Mexico and Czech Republic

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With the final rosters for all national teams competing in the 2026 FIFA World Cup in North America now announced, the total market value of the South Korean national football team has been ranked third in Group A.

According to data released on the 2nd (Korean time) by the transfer market website Transfermarkt, the total market value of the 26th players in South Korea's final roster for the North American World Cup, led by coach Hong Myung-bo, amounts to 142.3 million euros, approximately 251.6 billion won.

This places South Korea third in Group A, following Mexico, which has the highest total market value at 194.6 million euros (approximately 344.1 billion won), and Czech Republic, which ranks second with approximately 190.18 million euros (approximately 336.3 billion won).

While South Korea ranks second in FIFA rankings at 25th, behind Mexico (15th), Czech Republic (41st), and South Africa (60th), the total market value of South Korea's squad is actually lower than that of Czech Republic.

Fortunately, the total market value of South Africa's final roster stands at 45.8 million euros (approximately 81 billion won), showing a significant gap compared to the other three national teams, including South Korea.

Among all players in Group A, Lee Kang-in (Paris Saint-Germain) has the highest market value at 28 million euros (approximately 49.5 billion won).

Czech Republic's Ladislav Krejčí (Wolverhampton) follows with 22 million euros (approximately 38.9 billion won), while Kim Min-jae (Bayern Munich) and Czech Republic's Pavel Šulc (Olympique Lyonnais) each have a market value of 20 million euros (approximately 35.3 billion won). Mexico's Santiago Giménez (AC Milan) and Czech Republic's Patrik Schick (Bayer Leverkusen) are valued at 142.3 million euros (approximately 38.1 billion won), and Son Heung-min (LAFC) follows with 142.3 million euros (approximately 30.1 billion won).

Although Lee Kang-in, Kim Min-jae, and Son Heung-min from South Korea are among the top players in Group A, there is a significant difference: only nine players in the South Korean squad have a market value of 5 million euros (approximately 8.9 billion won) or more, compared to 18 players in Mexico and 14 in Czech Republic.

Additionally, seven out of 26 players in the South Korean squad have a market value of less than 1 million euros (approximately 1.8 billion won), whereas Mexico has only one such player, and Czech Republic has none.

While a significant portion of South Korea's total market value is concentrated among a few specific players, Mexico and Czech Republic show a more even distribution of market values across their squads, with less disparity between players compared to South Korea.

However, despite ranking third in total market value, South Korea is generally considered the second-strongest team in Group A.

On this day, Opta, a football statistics media outlet, released the probability of finishing first in Group A. South Korea stands at 22.69%, second only to Mexico (47.8%). Czech Republic follows with 18.1%, and South Africa with 11.4%. In terms of qualification probability for the Round of 32, South Korea (70.35%) ranks second in Group A, behind Mexico (87.61%), and ahead of Czech Republic (63.38%) and South Africa (49.29%).

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