Article by Tudor Belivacă – Published on Wednesday, 03 June 2026, 23:39 / Updated on Wednesday, 03 June 2026 23:41
The 2026 World Championship will start on June 11. Before the start, the English came up with a list of the ten richest players who will participate in the final tournament in the USA, Mexico and Canada.
As well as the regulars Messi and Ronaldo, who have long been on the top of football's richest, the English have revealed some surprising names on the list. In the top 10 there are four players from Europe, three from South America, two from Africa and only one footballer from Asia.
Top 10 richest players from the 2026 World Cup: Harry Kane is the only Englishman, Mohamed Salah and Riyadh Mahrez are on the list
He is by far the richest footballer from the World Cup Cristiano Ronaldo which thanks to sponsorships and serious money received in Saudi Arabia had managed to pass one billion euros in 2025, according to those from The Sun.
Second place is his Lionel Messi who has an estimated fortune of over 850 million euros. From the second place to the third place a chasm is born: Neymar took the bronze with a fortune of almost 400 million euros.
It is on the 4th place Kylian Mbappe with a fortune of over 200 million euros, followed by Harry Kane which would have a little over 127 million euros.
6th place is his Mohamed Salahthe footballer who recently completed his contract with Liverpool and is now looking for a team. According to the English, his fortune is 120 million euros. 7th place is the only Asian: Heung-Min Son – a fortune of over 85 million euros. Riyadh Mahrez is the 8th place – 72 million euros, Erling Haaland – almost 70 million euros and the one who closes the top is James Rodriguezthe veteran of Colombia – almost 70 million euros.
