World Cup Group H Analysis of Squad Transfer Market Valuations

Key Soccerlytics Insights:

• In Group H, Belgium has the highest total transfer market value (TMV) of 348M Euros and an Average Player Value (APV) of 15.13M Euros
• Belgium's APV is about 117.4% than that of the group
• Eden Hazard (45M Euros, Chelsea), Vincent Kompany (35M Euros, Manchester City) and Axel Witsel (35M Euros, Zenit) have the highest TMVs in the squad
• Only three players in the squad still play in Belgium
• Laurent Ciman (3.2M Euros, Standard Liege)
• Anthony Vanden Borre (2M Euros, Anderlecht)
• Sammy Bossut (1.8M Euros, Zulte Waregem) 
• Russia has the second highest Total TMV in the group at 183.8M Euros and an APV of 7.99M Euros
• Russia's APV is about 14.8% higher than that of the group
• Alan Dzagoev (23M Euros, CSKA Moscow), Igor Akinfeev (20M Euros, CSKA Moscow) and Aleksandr Kokorin (18M Euros, Dinamo Moscow) have the highest TMVs in the squad
• All 23 of Russia's players play domestically
• Algeria has the third highest total TMV in the group at 57.2M Euros and an APV of 2.49M Euros
• Algeria's APV is about 64% lower than that of the group
• Sofiane Feghouli (12M Euros, Valencia), Saphir Taider (10M Euros, Inter Milan) and Faouzi Ghoulam (5M Euros, Napoli) have the highest TMVs in the group
• Only 2 of Algeria's 23 ply their trade domestically
• Mohamed Lamine Zemmamouche (0.6M Euros, USM Alger)
• Cedric (0.5M Euros, CS Constantine)
• South Korea (Republic of Korea) has the lowest total TMV in the group at 51.93M Euros and an APV of 2.26M Euros
• South Korea's APV is about 68% lower than that of the group
• Heung Min-Son (14M Euros, Bayer Leverkusen), Sung-Yong Ki (6.5M Euros, Sunderland) and Ja-Cheol Koo (5M Euros, Mainz)
• 6 out of South Korea's 23 players still play their football domestically

Transfer Market Value Index relative to 6.96M Euro Group H APV