Vini Jr. and Erling Haaland in matches at the 2026 World Cup. Reuters The Brazilian team faces its biggest challenge so far in the 2026 World Cup this Sunday (5), at 5 pm (Brasília time). The clash with Norway, in the round of 16, pits two of the most valued players on the planet face to face: 25-year-old strikers Vini Jr. and Erling Haaland. ? In the individual duel, the Norwegian has an advantage in market value. Valued at 200 million euros (R$1.18 billion), Haaland is the most expensive athlete in the match. Vini Jr. appears close behind, estimated at 140 million euros (R$828.03 million). The striker is, by far, the most valuable player in the Brazilian team. Next are defender Gabriel Magalhães and attacking midfielder Matheus Cunha, each valued at 75 million euros (R$443.6 million) — just over half of Vini Jr.'s value and around 38% of Haaland's. ? The values ??consider the euro exchange rate on July 1st and data from Transfermarkt, a website specializing in market value estimates in football. The platform takes into account factors such as players' age, performance, potential, contract length, salary and transfer fees. Vini Jr. and Erling Haaland are the most valuable players in Brazil and Norway Arte/g1 Haaland accounts for a third of Norway's value Haaland accounts for a large part of the market value of the Norwegian team, valued at 589.9 million euros (R$ 3.49 billion). Alone, the Manchester City striker represents around a third of the team's value — the ninth most valuable in the World Cup. After him, the Nordic team's most valuable player is Arsenal midfielder Martin Ødegaard, valued at 65 million euros (R$384.4 million). The squad's average, however, is pulled down by the composition: 18 of Norway's 26 squad do not exceed 20 million euros in market value, according to data from Transfermarkt. The scenario is very different in the Brazilian team. Combined, the players called up by Carlo Ancelotti for the World Cup have a market value of 928.2 million euros (R$5.5 billion). Valued at 140 million euros, Vini Jr. represents around 15% of that total. In addition to him, 14 other players in the team are valued at more than 20 million euros. Most valuable team faced by Brazil In addition to the strength already demonstrated on the field, Norway will be, so far, the most valuable team faced by Brazil in the 2026 World Cup. Their opponent in the debut, Morocco has an estimated market value of 447 million euros (R$2.6 billion). Japan, eliminated by Brazil in the first knockout phase, is valued at 270.8 million euros (R$1.6 billion). Scotland, the last opponent of Carlo Ancelotti's team in the group stage, has a market value of 170.25 million euros (R$ 1.01 billion). See the top 10 teams below: ?? France: 1.52 billion euros (R$ 8.99 billion) ??????? England: 1.36 billion euros (R$ 8.04 billion) ?? Spain: 1.22 billion euros (R$ 7.22 billion) ?? Portugal: 1.01 billion euros (R$ 5.97 billion) ?? Germany: 947 million euros (R$ 5.60 billion) ?? Brazil: 928.2 million euros (R$ 5.49 billion) ?? Argentina: 807.5 million euros (R$ 4.78 billion) ?? Netherlands: 754.2 million euros (R$ 4.46 billion) ?? Norway: 589.9 million euros (R$ 3.49 billion) ?? Belgium: 547.5 million euros (R$ 3.24 billion) READ ALSO: Is the call worth publicity? How Neymar and other national team athletes can profit after the World Cup list