England vs. Argentina World Cup squads: Market values, most expensive players

England and Argentina meet in the semi-finals of World Cup 2026 in Atlanta on Wednesday night, with the winner set to play either France or Spain in the final on Sunday.

Both nations have won the World Cup before, but England have not tasted glory since their sole victory in 1966 while Argentina are the reigning world champions.

Bookies' odds suggests this is a tough one to call in terms of who will progress, but how do their squads compare?

In this article, we compare the market values of each squad, including their most and least valuable players.

England vs. Argentina World Cup squads

*all values from Transfermarkt

England's squad value is €1.36bn (£1.16bn), making it the second-most valuable squad at the World Cup only behind fellow semi-finalists France.

Argentina's squad value is €807.50m (£687.91m), making it the least-valuable squad of the semi-finalists remaining and ranking seventh overall in terms of all World Cup squads.

England vs. Argentina most valuable players

Jude Bellingham is England's most valuable player at €130.00m (£110.75m), followed by Arsenal duo Declan Rice (€120.00m/£102.23m) and Bukayo Saka (€110.00m/£93.71m).

All three have played their part in England's route to the semi-final, especially Bellingham, who boasts six goals including four in his last two appearances.

Julian Alvarez is Argentina's most valuable player at €100.00m (£85.19m), followed by Enzo Fernandez (€90.00m/£76.67m) and Lautaro Martinez (€85.00m/£72.41m).

While Lionel Messi has been the star of the show with eight goals and two assists for the Seleccion, all three above have also played their part, with Alvarez and Martinez scoring in the quarter-final and Fernandez in the round of 16.

England vs. Argentina least valuable players

England's least valuable player is Jordan Henderson at €1.20m (£1.02m), followed by Dan Burn (€4.00m/£3.41m) and John Stones (€12.00m/£10.22m).

All three have earned caps at the World Cup, although Henderson's was cut short due to injury.

Largely due to his age (38), Nicolas Otamendi is Argentina's least valuable player at just €1.00m (£850k), followed by Juan Musso (€3.00m/£2.56m) and Nicolas Tagliafico (€4.00m/£3.41m).

Otamendi and Tagliafico have had cameos in Argentina's defence, but Musso has played second-fiddle to Emi Martinez in goal.

England vs. Argentina transfer records

Elliot Anderson became the most expensive English player ever after he transferred from Nottingham Forest to Manchester City for €135.00m (£115.01m) during the World Cup this summer.

Argentina's most expensive player is Enzo Fernandez, who transferred from Benfica to Chelsea in 2022/23 for €121.00m (£103.08m).

Both players have been key for their respective nations at the World Cup by holding the midfield together, and it promises to be an intriguing battle in the middle of the park when Anderson and Fernandez lock horns on Wednesday.