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2 World Cups · 2010–2026
Succession '10
17%
U23 value share
Succession '26
15%
U23 value share
Top-5 minutes
13.5k→24.6k
+82% at kick-off

The Cliff — succession vs squad minutes

per World Cup cycle · squad top-5 league minutes and under-23 value share, at kick-off
Top-5 minutesSuccession · U23 value share
25k12k0k20%10%0%2010202617%15%
Cliff verdict · 2026

#23 of 48 on the Cliff Index (+0.23): minutes-weighted age 28.4, 57% of 2026 minutes from players aged 31+ by 2030-06-01, 92% debutants.

Squad value at kick-off

total market value · €m · at each tournament
€13m€34m'10'26

Mean squad age

years, weighted by minutes · at each tournament
31.029.027.029.528.4'10'26

Tournament by tournament

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2002
Did not qualify
no squad →
2006
Did not qualify
no squad →
2010
Group
compare →
2014
Did not qualify
no squad →
2018
Did not qualify
no squad →
2022
Did not qualify
no squad →
2026
Group
compare →

2010 squad — Group · value retention 92%

Paper Index: #230 of 240 all-time · #31 of 32 in 2010 (composite -0.95)

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#Player PosAgeClubApps GlsAstMin CLCLGValue Peak WC WCG
1 Mark PastonGK 33 Wellington Phoenix 00 0 0 00 €0.5M€0M ’09 30
2 Ben SigmundDF 29 Wellington Phoenix 00 0 0 00 €0.2M€0M ’09 00
3 Tony LochheadDF 28 Wellington Phoenix 00 0 0 00 €0.5M€0M ’09 30
4 Winston ReidDF 21 Midtjylland 00 0 0 00 €1.2M€1M ’09 00
5 Ivan VicelichDF 33 Auckland City 00 0 0 00 €0.5M€1M ’06 30
6 Ryan NelsenDF 32 Blackburn Rovers 1435 3 12,444 00 €3.5M€4M ’08 30
7 Simon ElliottMF 36 Unattached 120 0 1,001 00 €0.2M€1M ’06 30
8 Tim BrownMF 29 Wellington Phoenix 00 0 0 00 €0.5M€0M ’10 00
9 Shane SmeltzFW 28 Gold Coast United 00 0 0 00 €0.8M€1M ’10 31
10 Chris KillenFW 28 Middlesbrough 00 0 0 50 €1.0M€1M ’09 30
11 Leo BertosMF 28 Wellington Phoenix 00 0 0 00 €0.5M€0M ’09 30
12 Glen MossGK 27 Melbourne Victory 00 0 0 00 €0.2M€0M ’09 00
13 Andy BarronMF 29 Team Wellington 00 0 0 00 €0.1M€0M ’09 10
14 Rory FallonFW 28 Plymouth Argyle 00 0 0 00 €1.5M€2M ’09 30
15 Michael McGlincheyMF 23 Motherwell [ 8 ] 00 0 0 00 €0.4M€0M ’09 00
16 Aaron ClaphamMF 23 Canterbury United 00 0 0 00 €0.1M€0M ’10 00
17 Dave MulliganMF 28 Wellington Phoenix 00 0 0 00 €0.1M€0M ’09 00
18 Andrew BoyensDF 26 New York Red Bulls 00 0 0 00 €0.2M€0M ’09 00
19 Tommy SmithDF 20 Ipswich Town 00 0 0 00 €0.3M€0M ’09 30
20 Chris WoodFW 18 West Bromwich Albion 20 0 16 00 €0.6M€1M ’09 30
21 Jeremy ChristieMF 27 FC Tampa Bay 00 0 0 00 €0.2M€0M ’08 20
22 Jeremy BrockieMF 22 Newcastle Jets 00 0 0 00 €0.1M€0M ’08 10
23 James BannatyneGK 34 Team Wellington 00 0 0 00 €0.1M€0M ’09 00
Big-five league split
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LeagueAppsMinGls
Premier League15713,4615
Total top-5 15713,4615
Selected pathway leagues — full list below
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Selected pathway leagueAppsMin
Championship (Eng)1769,681
Eredivisie (Ned)14810,729
Premiership (Sco)602,593
A-League (Aus)36829,498
MLS (USA/Can)34929,060
Superliga (Den)836,410
All competitions (16 named + 30 other) CSV ↓
CompetitionAppsMin
A-League (Aus)36829,498
MLS (USA/Can)34929,060
League One (Eng)25318,089
Championship (Eng)1769,681
Premier League (Eng)15713,461
Eredivisie (Ned)14810,729
Superliga (Den)836,410
Premiership (Sco)602,593
EFL Cup (Eng)453,050
FA Cup (Eng)392,730
CONCACAF Champions League6600
UEFA Champions League5137
UEFA Cup4238
UEFA Europa League330
AFC Champions League190
UCL qualifying129
Other competitions (30 — minor leagues, cups, youth)71152,162
Squad traits
Mean height
185 cm
22/23 measured
Defender height
189 cm
set-piece proxy
U23 value share
17%
prospect share
Goal dependency
100%
Ryan Nelsen of squad league goals
Value dependency
26%
Ryan Nelsen of squad value
Precocity
16′
top-5 min before 21

Earliest top-5 minutes before age 21: Chris Wood (16′).

2026 squad — Group · value retention 61%

Paper Index: #192 of 240 all-time · #37 of 48 in 2026 (composite -0.81)

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#Player PosAgeClubApps GlsAstMin CLCLGValue Peak WC WCG
1 Max CrocombeGK 32 Millwall 00 0 0 00 €1.0M€1M ’26 30
2 Tim PayneDF 32 Wellington Phoenix 00 0 0 00 €0.3M€0M ’24 30
3 Francis de VriesDF 31 Auckland FC 00 0 0 00 €0.6M€1M ’25 20
4 Tyler BindonDF 21 Sheffield United 00 0 0 00 €3.5M€4M ’26 30
5 Michael BoxallDF 37 Minnesota United FC 00 0 0 00 €0.1M€1M ’18 30
6 Joe BellMF 27 Viking 00 0 0 00 €3.5M€4M ’26 30
7 Logan RogersonFW 28 Auckland FC 00 0 0 00 €0.4M€0M ’25 00
8 Marko StamenićMF 24 Swansea City 00 0 0 71 €3.0M€5M ’24 30
9 Chris Wood 2ndFW 34 Nottingham Forest 27892 11 18,774 00 €5.0M€18M ’18 30
10 Sarpreet SinghMF 27 Wellington Phoenix 20 0 72 00 €0.5M€2M ’20 30
11 Elijah JustMF 26 Motherwell 00 0 0 00 €2.5M€2M ’26 33
12 Alex PaulsenGK 23 Lechia Gdańsk 00 0 0 00 €0.5M€1M ’25 00
13 Liberato CacaceDF 25 Wrexham 862 5 5,186 00 €2.5M€3M ’25 30
14 Alex RuferMF 29 Wellington Phoenix 00 0 0 00 €0.6M€1M ’19 00
15 Nando PijnakerDF 27 Auckland FC 00 0 0 00 €0.4M€0M ’25 00
16 Finn SurmanDF 22 Portland Timbers 00 0 0 00 €1.8M€2M ’26 31
17 Kosta BarbarousesFW 36 Western Sydney Wanderers 00 0 0 00 €0.3M€1M ’15 00
18 Ben WaineFW 24 Port Vale 00 0 0 00 €0.4M€1M ’24 00
19 Ben OldMF 23 Saint-Étienne 130 0 523 00 €1.8M€2M ’26 30
20 Callum McCowattMF 27 Silkeborg 00 0 0 00 €2.5M€2M ’26 30
21 Jesse RandallFW 23 Auckland FC 00 0 0 00 €0.9M€1M ’26 30
22 Michael WoudGK 27 Auckland FC 00 0 0 00 €0.4M€0M ’20 00
23 Ryan ThomasMF 31 PEC Zwolle 00 0 0 00 €0.7M€3M ’18 30
24 Callan ElliotDF 26 Auckland FC 00 0 0 00 €0.5M€0M ’26 10
25 Lachlan BaylissMF 23 Newcastle Jets 00 0 0 00 €0.6M€1M ’26 00
26 Tommy Smith 2ndDF 36 Braintree Town 00 0 0 00 €0.1M€2M ’15 00
Faded star — biggest value drop from peak
Chris Wood
peak €18M (2018-05) → €5M at kickoff · −72%
Big-five league split
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LeagueAppsMinGls
Premier League27818,77492
Serie A865,1862
Bundesliga2720
Ligue 1135230
Total top-5 37924,55594
Selected pathway leagues — full list below
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Selected pathway leagueAppsMin
Championship (Eng)59943,920
Eredivisie (Ned)21214,940
Premiership (Sco)302,294
Pro League (Bel)503,907
A-League (Aus)1485105,543
MLS (USA/Can)37332,810
Superliga (Den)1065,635
All competitions (31 named + 103 other) CSV ↓
CompetitionAppsMin
A-League (Aus)1485105,543
Championship (Eng)59943,920
MLS (USA/Can)37332,810
Premier League (Eng)27818,774
League One (Eng)27419,909
Eredivisie (Ned)21214,940
Eliteserien (Nor)13010,472
Superliga (Den)1065,635
Serie A (Ita)865,186
2. Bundesliga (Ger)653,842
EFL Cup (Eng)563,915
FA Cup (Eng)563,861
Premier Division (RSA)534,715
Pro League (Bel)503,907
AFC Champions League373,048
SuperLiga (Srb)372,282
Ligue 2 (Fra)301,879
Premiership (Sco)302,294
Ekstraklasa (Pol)242,160
UEFA Europa League21786
Super League (Gre)21941
Liga Portugal 2 (Por)191,055
Ligue 1 (Fra)13523
Allsvenskan (Swe)11914
Coppa Italia (Ita)7553
UEFA Champions League7570
DFB-Pokal (Ger)4251
UCL qualifying316
CONCACAF Champions League2180
Coupe de France (Fra)2180
Bundesliga (Ger)272
Other competitions (103 — minor leagues, cups, youth)2297177,444
Squad traits
Mean height
183 cm
26/26 measured
Defender height
185 cm
set-piece proxy
U23 value share
15%
prospect share
Goal dependency
98%
Chris Wood of squad league goals
Value dependency
15%
Chris Wood of squad value
Precocity
24′
top-5 min before 21

Earliest top-5 minutes before age 21: Chris Wood (24′), Sarpreet Singh (8′).