Economic wealth does not guarantee good results in football. But it is certain that anyone in the world would successfully trade the ball under their feet for a solid per capita GDP. If the FIFA World Cup is contested on the money that is produced per person from each country, the champion will be in the Brazil group: Switzerland, as the four largest per capita GDPs in the world will not compete in the cup (Liechtenstein, Monaco, Luxembourg and Bermuda), According to data from the World Bank. Most surprisingly, Qatar will be among the candidates.
The poorest group would easily be the “D” group, which considers Argentina the seed. The per capita GDP of the four countries is 52,700 US dollars, which is equivalent to countries such as the Netherlands, Qatar and Australia.
The strongest tight team feud, and the lead should be between D and E. In the team headed by France, the four teams together could get 155.3 thousand dollars, if Australia qualified after the replay matches. But the group will lose a lot of fortune if the seed is Peru. Spain could run as high as $154.9, if New Zealand passes through Costa Rica, in one of the feeds that has yet to happen.
Below, each country’s GDP per capita – the difference that will face each other in subsequent cycles remaining in parentheses:
GDP per capita (in US dollars)
Group
Ecuador – 5600.4
Qatar – 50124.4
Senegal – 1.471.8
Netherlands – 52397.1
Group B *
England – 41,059.2 *
Iran – 2422.5
United States – 63593.4
(Ukraine – 3724.9
Scotland – 41,059.2 *
Wales – 41,059.2 *)
group c
Argentina – 8,579.0
Saudi Arabia – 20.110.3
Mexico – 8329.3
Poland – 15721.0
group d
France – 39,030.4
(Peru – 6126.9
Australia – 51,692.8
United Arab Emirates – 36,284.6)
Denmark – 61063.3
Tunisia – 3521.6
Group E
Spain – 27.063.2
(Costa Rica – 12.140.9
New Zealand – 41441.5)
Germany – 46208.4
Japan – 40193.3
F . group
Belgium – 45159.3
Canada – 43294.6
Morocco – 3058.7
Croatia – 14134.2
Group G
Brazil – 6796.8
Serbia – 7720.5
Switzerland – 87.097.0
Cameroon – 1537.1
group h
Portugal – 22176.3
Ghana – 2205.5
Uruguay – 15,438.4
South Korea – 31631.5
Source: World Bank
* UK GDP countries are counted together, including England, Scotland and Wales, plus Northern Ireland, which has already fallen behind in the playoffs. But if Scotland or Wales qualify, they will be in the England group.
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