The economic gap at the 2025 Club World Cup
The FIFA tournament in the U.S. will feature teams of vastly different levels competing against each other.
The most striking case is Auckland City FC, whose total market value stands at just €5.2 million according to Transfermarkt.
The New Zealand club shares Group C with Boca Juniors, Bayern Munich, and Benfica. For comparison, several Boca players alone are worth more than Auckland City's entire squad.
Williams Alarcón (€5.5M), Milton Delgado (€5.5M), Kevin Zenón (€9M), and Miguel Merentiel (€6.5M) all have higher individual market values.
The gap widens further with Bayern Munich's Jamal Musiala - Group C's most expensive player at €120M, worth over 23 times Auckland City's entire team value.
