Quiz: Name the 20 most valuable footballers who missed the 2026 World Cup
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Mark White
Summary
A quiz article challenging readers to name the 20 most valuable football (soccer) players who failed to qualify for the 2026 World Cup, based on Transfermarkt valuations. The article invites readers to identify top talent that missed the tournament due to their national teams not qualifying, with a six-minute time limit to complete the quiz.
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· 3 pulledWe're all loving watching the World Cup – and we're not the only ones.
There are plenty of big names who were left behind by their managers (hi Phil, hi Cole), but today, we'd like you to name the ones who failed to get there in the first place.
As per Transfermarkt, we've listed the 20 players with the highest value in the world who failed to qualify for the tournament.
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