Football > Money
Every result where the cheaper side beat — or held — a richer one. The bigger the value gap, the bigger the shock. Money buys squads, not scorelines.
Biggest shock so far: 🇨🇻 Cape Verde held 🇪🇸 Spain — 22.2× less valuable
🇨🇻Cape Verde0–0
held 🇪🇸 SpainGroup H
worth 22.2× less · $59m vs $1.32bn
🇮🇷Iran0–0
held 🇧🇪 BelgiumGroup G
worth 17.1× less · $35m vs $591m
🇶🇦Qatar1–1
held 🇨🇭 SwitzerlandGroup B
worth 16.6× less · $22m vs $360m
🇨🇼Curaçao0–0
held 🇪🇨 EcuadorGroup E
worth 14.2× less · $28m vs $399m
🇸🇦Saudi Arabia1–1
held 🇺🇾 UruguayGroup H
worth 10.5× less · $44m vs $467m
🇦🇺Australia2–0
beat 🇹🇷 TürkiyeGroup D
worth 6.2× less · $83m vs $512m
🇵🇾Paraguay1–1 (pens)
beat 🇩🇪 GermanyRound of 32
worth 6.1× less · $166m vs $1.02bn
🇨🇻Cape Verde2–2
held 🇺🇾 UruguayGroup H
worth 7.9× less · $59m vs $467m
🇨🇩DR Congo1–1
held 🇵🇹 PortugalGroup K
worth 7.0× less · $156m vs $1.09bn
🇬🇭Ghana0–0
held 🏴 EnglandGroup L
worth 5.8× less · $253m vs $1.47bn
🇪🇬Egypt1–1
held 🇧🇪 BelgiumGroup G
worth 4.7× less · $125m vs $591m
🇵🇾Paraguay1–0
beat 🇹🇷 TürkiyeGroup D
worth 3.1× less · $166m vs $512m
🇿🇦South Africa1–0
beat 🇰🇷 South KoreaGroup A
worth 2.8× less · $53m vs $150m
🇿🇦South Africa1–1
held 🇨🇿 CzechiaGroup A
worth 3.8× less · $53m vs $203m
🇪🇨Ecuador2–1
beat 🇩🇪 GermanyGroup E
worth 2.6× less · $399m vs $1.02bn
🇮🇷Iran1–1
held 🇪🇬 EgyptGroup G
worth 3.6× less · $35m vs $125m
🇨🇴Colombia0–0
held 🇵🇹 PortugalGroup K
worth 3.3× less · $326m vs $1.09bn
🇯🇵Japan2–2
held 🇳🇱 NetherlandsGroup F
worth 2.8× less · $293m vs $814m
🇲🇽Mexico2–0
beat 🇪🇨 EcuadorRound of 32
worth 1.9× less · $207m vs $399m
🇲🇦Morocco1–1 (pens)
beat 🇳🇱 NetherlandsRound of 32
worth 1.7× less · $484m vs $814m
🇳🇴Norway2–1
beat 🇧🇷 BrazilRound of 16
worth 1.6× less · $637m vs $1.00bn
🇲🇦Morocco1–1
held 🇧🇷 BrazilGroup C
worth 2.1× less · $484m vs $1.00bn
🇦🇺Australia0–0
held 🇵🇾 ParaguayGroup D
worth 2.0× less · $83m vs $166m
🇰🇷South Korea2–1
beat 🇨🇿 CzechiaGroup A
worth 1.4× less · $150m vs $203m