The eye-popping difference between Argentina and Socceroo price tags
Gus McCubbingReporter
Argentina’s World Cup squad is worth about $900 million more than the Socceroos, but that has not stopped Football Australia boss James Johnson from believing in miracles.
Australia’s 26-man squad is worth $58 million on the transfer market while Argentina, who the Socceroos play on Sunday for a shot at a historic berth in the quarter-finals, is worth just shy of $1 billion.
Loading...
Gus McCubbing is a journalist at the Australian Financial Review in Melbourne. Connect with Gus on Twitter. Email Gus at gus.mccubbing@afr.com
Subscribe to gift this article
Gift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.
Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber?
Introducing your Newsfeed
Follow the topics, people and companies that matter to you.
Find out moreRead More
Latest In Sport
Fetching latest articles