We are just hours away from Euro 2024 – as Germany gets set to host the top 24 nations on the continent for a football extravaganza.
Euro 2020 was played a year late due to the Covid-19 pandemic and was always intended to be spread across European countries.
So Euro 2024 is very much a return to normalcy, with full stadiums expected in Germany and some high-class football set to be played at some of the most impressive venues.
England & France Have Most Valuable Squads At Euro 2024
To whet the appetite for the tournament and in order to provide a guide as to which games will feature the most expensive squads, we have delved into the data and analyzed which squads are the most valuable.
To produce the table below, we compiled the final 26-man squads for each nation competing at Euro 2024 and utilized Transfermarkt to ultimately uncover the most valuable UEFA Euro 2024 squad.
| Rank | Country | Total market value of all final squad players (Euros) |
| 1. | England | €1,417,000,000 |
| 2. | France | €1,264,000,000 |
| 3. | Portugal | €1,094,800,000 |
| 4. | Spain | €941,000,000 |
| 5. | Germany | €799,000,000 |
| 6. | Netherlands | €753,000,000 |
| 7. | Italy | €702,000,000 |
| 8. | Belgium | €590,800,000 |
| 9. | Denmark | €427,000,000 |
| 10. | Ukraine | €361,700,000 |
| 11. | Croatia | €335,500,000 |
| 12. | Serbia | €307,400,000 |
| 13. | Turkey | €301,800,000 |
| 14. | Austria | €246,300,000 |
| 15. | Switzerland | €239,000,000 |
| 16. | Scotland | €215,750,000 |
| 17. | Poland | €207,800,000 |
| 18. | Czech Republic | €172,300,000 |
| 19. | Hungary | €165,700,000 |
| 20. | Slovakia | €164,650,000 |
| 21. | Georgia | €153,400,000 |
| 22. | Slovenia | €133,950,000 |
| 23. | Albania | €107,100,000 |
| 24. | Romania | €90,600,000 |
Players such as Jude Bellingham, Phil Foden, Bukayo Saka, Harry Kane and Declan Rice are all considered to be worth more than 100 million euros, which is what drives England to top spot.
France can call upon star attackers such as Kylian Mbappe, Antoine Griezmann and Ousmane Dembele in a squad that is arguably stronger than the one which reached the World Cup final in Qatar.
There is a stark contrast between some of the squads at Euro 2024. Romania, Albania and Slovenia bring up the rear as the least valuable squads taking part in Germany.
The Group Games Featuring The Most Valuable Squads: Ticket Insights
Using the table above, we can pinpoint the group games that feature the most expensive squads up against each other.
Denmark vs England on June 20, 2024, features two of the top 10 in our table above. Tickets for this match start at €568 and the average price is €1,331. One of the most expensive matches of the group stages.
Also on the same day, Spain vs Italy sees two squads combined that value close to 2 billion euros. Considering the stars on show here, the tickets are good value for this game in Gelsenkirchen. They start from €218 and on average are available for €524 on SeatPick.
It is the following day though that will see the most expensive squad values match of the group stages. When Netherlands take on France in Leipzig.
There is strong interest in the Dutch playing Les Bleus. The tickets start from €320 and on average are €713.
No doubt as the tournament progresses, the squad value per encounter will keep on increasing. And, it would be a surprise if the top five in the table above, do not provide the winner of Euro 2024.
*Ticket prices are subject to change. All data and prices are correct at the time of publishing.
