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The eye-popping difference between Argentina and Socceroo price tags

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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.

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Gus McCubbing is a journalist at the Australian Financial Review in Melbourne. Connect with Gus on Twitter. Email Gus at gus.mccubbing@afr.com

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