France vs England squad comparison: Market values and most expensive players

France and England meet at Miami Stadium on Saturday in the World Cup third-place play-off, with two pre-tournament favourites left to battle for bronze after falling short in the semi-finals.

Didier Deschamps' side were beaten 2-0 by Spain in Arlington, ending Les Bleus' run of more than 350 minutes without conceding.

England, meanwhile, saw their hopes of reaching a first World Cup final since 1966 disappear in painful fashion, with Argentina scoring twice in the closing stages of their semi-final clash to secure a 2-1 victory in Atlanta after Anthony Gordon had put the Three Lions ahead.

The two European heavyweights have faced each other three times previously at the World Cup, with England winning their first two meetings — a 2-0 success in 1966 and a 3-1 victory in 1982 — before France claimed a 2-1 win in the 2022 quarter-finals in Qatar.

France vs England squad value comparison

All values from Transfermarkt

France's squad is valued at €1.52bn (£1.3bn), making Les Bleus the most valuable team in the competition, so they are the higher-valued side of Saturday's encounter.

Meanwhile, England's squad, valued at €1.36bn (£1.16bn), is the second most valuable at the entire tournament and one of only four nations to surpass the €1bn mark.

France vs England most valuable players

France's three most valuable players are three of the best attacking talents in world football — Kylian Mbappe (€180.00m/£154.20m), Michael Olise (€150.00m/£128.50m), and Desire Doue (€120.00m/£102.80m). Ousmane Dembele, despite his five goals this tournament and being the current Ballon d'Or holder, does not make the cut.

Mbappe has been in outstanding form throughout and enters Saturday's play-off level with Lionel Messi on eight goals for the tournament.

England's three most valuable players are Jude Bellingham (€130m/£111.4m), Declan Rice (€120m/£102.8m) and Bukayo Saka (€110m/£94.2m), with the former having already scored six goals at this World Cup to become the first England midfielder to reach that tally in a single tournament on record.

France vs England least valuable players

France's three least valuable players are N'Golo Kante (€4.00m/£3.50m), Lucas Digne (€6.00m/£5.10m) and Brice Samba (€7.00m/£6.00m).

England's three least valuable players are Jordan Henderson (€1.2m/£1m), Dan Burn (€4m/£3.42m) and John Stones (€12m/£10.27m), with the former having made history against Panama earlier in the tournament as the first Three Lions player to feature at four separate World Cups.

France vs England transfer records

Mbappe is unsurprisingly France's most expensive player in history, even though his most recent move to Real Madrid came on a free transfer. The France captain's previous switch from Monaco to Paris Saint-Germain remains the benchmark at €180.00m (£154.20m).

England's record, meanwhile, now belongs to Elliot Anderson, whose £116m transfer from Nottingham Forest to Manchester City this summer surpassed the previous mark set by Jude Bellingham's £115m move from Borussia Dortmund to Real Madrid.