Quiz! Can you name the 20 most valuable players in the world who didn't qualify for World Cup 2026?

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We'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. Six minutes to do so…

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Mark White is the Digital Content Editor at FourFourTwo. During his time on the brand, Mark has written three cover features on Mikel Arteta, Martin Odegaard and the Invincibles, and has written pieces on subjects ranging from Sir Bobby Robson’s time at Barcelona to the career of Robinho. An encyclopedia of football trivia and collector of shirts, he first joined the team back in 2020 as a staff writer.