Goalkeeper Jan Oblak (Slovenia - valued at 20 million euros): Slovenia only ranked 3rd in the European qualifying round, behind Switzerland and Kosovo.
Defender Ola Aina (Nigeria - 20 million euros): The star currently playing for Nottingham could not help the "Super Eagles" overcome the Republic of Congo in the African play-off.
Defender Willi Orban (Hungary - 8 million euros): Orban and his teammates were very close to the World Cup play-off ticket but dropped it due to a goal in the last seconds of the match against the Republic of Ireland.
Defender Nikola Milenkovic (Serbia - 35 million euros): A 2-1 victory over Latvia in the final match was not enough for Serbia to win a play-off ticket from Albania.
Defender Milos Kerkez (Hungary - 45 million euros): Since joining Liverpool, the performance of the star born in 2003 has not met the expectations of fans, both at club and national team level.
Midfielder Dominik Szoboszlai (Hungary - 85 million euros): The Liverpool star tried his best but still could not carry Hungary to end its World Cup drought that has lasted since 1986.
Midfielder Carlos Baleba (Cameroon - 60 million euros): Baleba's failure to attend the World Cup will cause Brighton to lose the opportunity to increase the selling price of the midfielder born in 2004.
Winger Bryan Mbeumo (Cameroon - 70 million euros): The Republic of Congo has shattered the World Cup dreams of two African football giants, Cameroon and Nigeria.
Winger Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Georgia - 90 million euros): Kvaratskhelia and his teammates only have 3 points after 6 matches in the European qualifying round and had to watch Spain and Turkey move on.
Striker Victor Osimhen (Nigeria - 75 million euros): Osimhen has declined this season and cannot help his hometown team win a ticket to the 2026 World Cup.
Striker Serhou Guirassy (Guinea - 45 million euros): Guinea are unbeaten in the last four matches of the African qualifying round, but that is not enough to help them qualify.
The star squad watching the World Cup at home has a total value of 553 million euros (according to Transfermarkt).