0 minutes at the World Cup: top 20 players left on the bench

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·18 July 2026

0 minutes at the World Cup: top 20 players left on the bench

Luxury substitutes, in the truest sense of the word.

Several players with very high market values did not play a single minute at this World Cup. Martin Zubimendi, valued at 75 million euros by Transfermarkt, and English prodigy Kobbie Mainoo, valued at 70 million euros, top this paradoxical ranking.

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The twenty most expensive players left glued to the bench have a combined market value of… 262 million euros. A real treasure that remained sidelined throughout the competition.

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