This provision of footballers requires from the federations financial guarantees for the benefit of the clubs "owners" of the players.
The more stars there are in the national team, the higher its value is. This value takes into account the talent of the player, his age, the championship and club in which he evolves, the position occupied, etc.
According to Lloyd's, the total insurable value of the national teams taking part in the 2018 World Cup is 17.26 billion, up by 64% compared to 2014.
2018 Russia World Cup : insurable value of various groups
In billion USDComposition of groups in 2018 | Insurable value Russia 2018 | Composition of groups in 2014 | Insurable value Brazil 2014 |
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Group G [4] : England, Belgium, Tunisia and Panama | 3.04 | Group G : Germany, Portugal, Ghana and USA | 2.02 |
Group B [5] : Spain, Portugal, Morocco and Iran | 2.5 | Group B : Spain, Netherlands, Chile, Australia | 1.71 |
Groupe E : Brazil, Switzerland, Serbia and Costa Rica | 2.44 | Group E : France, Switzerland, Ecuador, Honduras | 1.05 |
Group C : France, Denmark, Australia and Peru | 2.38 | Group C : Côte d’Ivoire, Japan, Colombia and Greece | 0.56 |
Group D : Argentina, Croatia, Nigeria et Island | 2.28 | Group D : England, Italy, Uruguay, Costa Rica | 1.54 |
Group F : Germany, Sweden, Mexico and South Korea | 2.13 | Group F : Argentina, Nigeria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Iran | 1.03 |
Group H : Colombia, Senegal, Poland and Japan | 1.4 | Group H : Belgium, Russia, South Korea, Algeria | 1.09 |
Group A : Uruguay, Russia, Egypt and Saudi Arabia | 1.09 | Groupe A : Brazil, Cameroon, Croatia and Mexico | 1.53 |
Total insurable value in 2018 | 17.26 | Total insurable value in 2014 | 10.53 |
Atlas Magazine will publish during the two next weeks, the insurable value of all 2018 World Cup teams.