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4 World Cups · 2002–2026
Succession '06
1%
U23 value share
Succession '26
17%
recovered
Top-5 minutes
86.3k→103.3k
+20% 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
150k75k0k20%10%0%20022006201820261%0%17%THE CLIFFRECOVERY · 0% → 17%
Cliff verdict · 2026

#39 of 48 on the Cliff Index (-0.30): minutes-weighted age 27.0, 52% 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
€108m€120m€409m'06'18'26

Mean squad age

years, weighted by minutes · at each tournament
31.028.526.028.529.528.927.0'02'06'18'26

Tournament by tournament

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2002
Round of 16
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2006
Round of 16
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2010
Did not qualify
no squad →
2014
Did not qualify
no squad →
2018
Quarter-final
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2022
Did not qualify
no squad →
2026
Round of 32
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2002 squad — Round of 16 2002 — no TM values, appearance metrics only

Paper Index: #113 of 240 all-time · #14 of 32 in 2002 (composite -0.29)

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#Player PosAgeClubApps GlsAstMin CLCLGValue Peak WC WCG
1 Magnus HedmanGK 29 Coventry City 1000 n/a 9,000 20 —n/a 40
2 Olof MellbergDF 24 Aston Villa 1300 n/a 11,421 00 —n/a 40
3 Patrik AnderssonDF 30 Barcelona 23611 n/a 19,777 251 —n/a 00
4 Johan MjällbyDF 31 Celtic 00 n/a 0 80 —n/a 40
5 Michael SvenssonDF 26 Troyes 231 n/a 2,027 00 —n/a 00
6 Tobias LinderothMF 23 Everton 80 n/a 408 00 —n/a 40
7 Niclas AlexanderssonMF 30 Everton 12612 n/a 9,844 101 —n/a 41
8 Anders SvenssonMF 25 Southampton 344 n/a 2,811 00 —n/a 10
9 Freddie LjungbergMF 25 Arsenal 9725 n/a 6,821 286 —n/a 20
10 Marcus AllbäckFW 28 Heerenveen 160 n/a 857 00 —n/a 40
11 Henrik LarssonFW 30 Celtic 00 n/a 0 63 —n/a 43
12 Magnus KihlstedtGK 30 Copenhagen 00 n/a 0 00 —n/a 00
13 Tomas AntoneliusDF 29 Copenhagen 100 n/a 636 50 —n/a 00
14 Erik EdmanDF 23 Heerenveen 00 n/a 0 00 —n/a 00
15 Andreas JakobssonDF 29 Hansa Rostock 663 n/a 5,835 00 —n/a 40
16 Teddy LučićDF 29 AIK 90 n/a 655 121 —n/a 40
17 Magnus SvenssonMF 33 Brøndby 00 n/a 0 00 —n/a 40
18 Mattias JonsonMF 28 Brøndby 00 n/a 0 00 —n/a 20
19 Pontus FarnerudMF 21 Monaco 594 n/a 3,259 21 —n/a 00
20 Daniel AnderssonMF 24 Venezia 12616 n/a 10,902 00 —n/a 00
21 Zlatan IbrahimovićFW 20 Ajax 00 n/a 0 00 —n/a 00
22 Andreas AnderssonFW 28 AIK 395 n/a 2,080 103 —n/a 40
23 Andreas IsakssonGK 20 Djurgården 00 n/a 0 00 —n/a 20
Big-five league split
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LeagueAppsMinGls
Premier League44634,80545
La Liga1109,5600
Serie A16312,70617
Bundesliga27823,97614
Ligue 1825,2865
Total top-5 107986,33381
Selected pathway leagues — full list below
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Selected pathway leagueAppsMin
Eredivisie (Ned)20615,883
Premiership (Sco)25922,091
Superliga (Den)17413,718
All competitions (20 named + 19 other) CSV ↓
CompetitionAppsMin
Premier League (Eng)44634,805
Bundesliga (Ger)27823,976
Premiership (Sco)25922,091
Eliteserien (Nor)22319,623
Eredivisie (Ned)20615,883
Superliga (Den)17413,718
Serie A (Ita)16312,706
Allsvenskan (Swe)13311,711
UEFA Cup11910,216
LaLiga (Spa)1109,560
UEFA Champions League1088,784
Ligue 1 (Fra)825,286
FA Cup (Eng)513,778
UCL qualifying493,923
DFB-Pokal (Ger)221,988
Coppa Italia (Ita)181,189
EFL Cup (Eng)171,429
Copa del Rey (Spa)161,425
Coupe de France (Fra)8625
2. Bundesliga (Ger)8448
Other competitions (19 — minor leagues, cups, youth)33527,869
Squad traits
Mean height
184 cm
16/23 measured
Defender height
183 cm
set-piece proxy
Goal dependency
31%
Freddie Ljungberg of squad league goals
Precocity
1,933′
top-5 min before 21

Earliest top-5 minutes before age 21: Pontus Farnerud (1,933′).

2006 squad — Round of 16 · value retention 88%

Paper Index: #96 of 240 all-time · #13 of 32 in 2006 (composite -0.09)

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#Player PosAgeClubApps GlsAstMin CLCLGValue Peak WC WCG
1 Andreas Isaksson 2ndGK 24 Rennes 620 n/a 5,551 00 €4.0M€4M ’04 60
2 Mikael NilssonDF 27 Panathinaikos 160 n/a 1,028 50 €1.8M€2M ’05 00
3 Olof Mellberg 2ndDF 28 Aston Villa 2585 n/a 22,830 00 €7.2M€7M ’04 40
4 Teddy Lučić 2ndDF 33 Häcken 371 n/a 2,564 121 €2.0M€2M ’04 40
5 Erik Edman 2ndDF 27 Rennes 571 n/a 4,988 00 €3.0M€3M ’05 40
6 Tobias Linderoth 2ndMF 27 Copenhagen 400 n/a 2,627 00 €2.8M€3M ’06 40
7 Niclas Alexandersson 2ndMF 34 IFK Göteborg 13312 n/a 10,155 101 €2.0M€4M ’04 40
8 Anders Svensson 2ndMF 29 Elfsborg 12510 n/a 8,485 00 €2.5M€5M ’04 10
9 Freddie Ljungberg 2ndMF 29 Arsenal 19846 n/a 14,391 6013 €17.0M€17M ’05 41
10 Zlatan Ibrahimović 2ndFW 24 Juventus 7023 n/a 5,162 389 €25.0M€28M ’05 00
11 Henrik Larsson 2ndFW 34 Barcelona [ 20 ] 4013 n/a 2,006 266 €4.5M€11M ’04 41
12 John AlvbågeGK 23 Viborg 00 n/a 0 00 €0.5M€0M ’06 00
13 Petter HanssonDF 29 Heerenveen 00 n/a 0 00 €3.2M€3M ’05 10
14 Fredrik StenmanDF 23 Bayer Leverkusen 150 n/a 1,207 00 €2.0M€2M ’06 00
15 Karl SvenssonDF 22 IFK Göteborg [ 21 ] 00 n/a 0 00 €0.9M€1M ’06 00
16 Kim KällströmMF 23 Rennes [ 22 ] 8220 n/a 6,874 00 €7.5M€8M ’06 40
17 Johan ElmanderFW 25 Brøndby [ 23 ] 00 n/a 0 22 €3.5M€4M ’04 20
18 Mattias Jonson 2ndMF 32 Djurgården 280 n/a 1,518 00 €1.0M€1M ’04 40
19 Daniel Andersson 2ndMF 28 Malmö FF 16317 n/a 13,250 00 €3.5M€4M ’04 10
20 Marcus Allbäck 2ndFW 32 Copenhagen 7410 n/a 4,159 00 €1.8M€2M ’04 41
21 Christian WilhelmssonMF 26 Anderlecht 00 n/a 0 162 €7.0M€7M ’05 40
22 Markus RosenbergFW 23 Ajax 00 n/a 0 61 €4.5M€6M ’05 00
23 Rami ShaabanGK 30 Fredrikstad 30 n/a 223 20 €0.5M€0M ’04 10
Faded star — biggest value drop from peak
Henrik Larsson
peak €11M (2004-10) → €4M at kickoff · −59%
Big-five league split
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LeagueAppsMinGls
Premier League78658,40681
La Liga13810,59213
Serie A25819,92440
Bundesliga493,3354
Ligue 117014,76120
Total top-5 1401107,018158
Selected pathway leagues — full list below
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Selected pathway leagueAppsMin
Championship (Eng)6540
Eredivisie (Ned)54742,165
Premiership (Sco)21418,532
Pro League (Bel)907,499
Superliga (Den)31025,103
All competitions (24 named + 21 other) CSV ↓
CompetitionAppsMin
Premier League (Eng)78658,406
Eredivisie (Ned)54742,165
Allsvenskan (Swe)39833,209
Superliga (Den)31025,103
Serie A (Ita)25819,924
Premiership (Sco)21418,532
UEFA Champions League17713,726
Ligue 1 (Fra)17014,761
UEFA Cup17013,831
Eliteserien (Nor)15913,592
LaLiga (Spa)13810,592
Pro League (Bel)907,499
FA Cup (Eng)755,789
UCL qualifying695,500
Bundesliga (Ger)493,335
EFL Cup (Eng)423,064
Copa del Rey (Spa)191,614
Coppa Italia (Ita)191,344
Coupe de France (Fra)171,638
Super League (Gre)171,272
2. Bundesliga (Ger)8448
Championship (Eng)6540
DFB-Pokal (Ger)4308
Premier League (Egy)190
Other competitions (21 — minor leagues, cups, youth)32026,206
Squad traits
Mean height
185 cm
17/23 measured
Defender height
185 cm
set-piece proxy
U23 value share
1%
prospect share
Goal dependency
29%
Freddie Ljungberg of squad league goals
Value dependency
23%
Zlatan Ibrahimović of squad value

2018 squad — Quarter-final · value retention 76%

Paper Index: #149 of 240 all-time · #20 of 32 in 2018 (composite -0.57)

CSV ↓
#Player PosAgeClubApps GlsAstMin CLCLGValue Peak WC WCG
1 Robin OlsenGK 28 Copenhagen 00 0 0 120 €1.2M€2M ’15 50
2 Mikael LustigDF 31 Celtic 00 0 0 250 €3.2M€4M ’14 40
3 Victor LindelöfDF 23 Manchester United 170 0 1,284 170 €25.0M€25M ’18 40
4 Andreas GranqvistDF 33 Krasnodar 772 3 6,466 00 €4.0M€8M ’15 52
5 Martin OlssonDF 30 Swansea City 1975 12 15,936 00 €5.0M€5M ’17 20
6 Ludwig AugustinssonDF 24 Werder Bremen 291 1 2,535 60 €7.5M€8M ’18 51
7 Sebastian LarssonMF 33 Hull City 28226 26 21,089 10 €2.0M€8M ’12 40
8 Albin EkdalMF 28 Hamburger SV 22111 8 15,517 00 €2.5M€4M ’10 50
9 Marcus BergFW 31 Al Ain 545 2 2,662 00 €5.5M€11M ’09 50
10 Emil ForsbergMF 26 RB Leipzig 5110 24 3,722 112 €25.0M€25M ’17 51
11 John GuidettiFW 26 Alavés 8914 6 3,696 00 €5.0M€8M ’16 20
12 Karl-Johan JohnssonGK 28 Guingamp 750 2 6,699 00 €2.5M€2M ’17 00
13 Gustav SvenssonMF 31 Seattle Sounders FC 00 0 0 50 €0.8M€4M ’11 30
14 Filip HelanderDF 25 Bologna 643 0 5,197 60 €2.5M€2M ’18 00
15 Oscar HiljemarkMF 25 Genoa 826 9 6,060 00 €3.5M€4M ’16 20
16 Emil KrafthDF 23 Bologna 420 0 2,744 00 €1.5M€2M ’17 20
17 Viktor ClaessonMF 26 Krasnodar 00 0 0 00 €8.0M€8M ’18 50
18 Pontus JanssonDF 27 Leeds United 161 1 1,240 00 €6.0M€6M ’18 20
19 Marcus RohdénMF 27 Crotone 603 4 4,093 00 €1.5M€2M ’17 00
20 Ola ToivonenFW 31 Toulouse 11621 8 6,904 00 €1.5M€9M ’12 51
21 Jimmy DurmazMF 29 Toulouse 475 4 2,554 10 €2.0M€4M ’14 10
22 Isaac Kiese ThelinFW 25 Waasland-Beveren 293 5 1,580 60 €2.5M€3M ’15 40
23 Kristoffer NordfeldtGK 28 Swansea City 20 0 180 00 €1.5M€3M ’15 00
Faded star — biggest value drop from peak
Ola Toivonen
peak €9M (2012-07) → €2M at kickoff · −83%
Big-five league split
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LeagueAppsMinGls
Premier League53040,38331
La Liga833,63614
Serie A49436,66125
Bundesliga18812,40417
Ligue 125517,07429
Total top-5 1550110,158116
Selected pathway leagues — full list below
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Selected pathway leagueAppsMin
Championship (Eng)29223,214
Eredivisie (Ned)52241,216
Premiership (Sco)15411,665
Primeira Liga (Por)484,196
Pro League (Bel)332,427
MLS (USA/Can)413,455
Superliga (Den)19517,388
Süper Lig (Tur)866,531
All competitions (34 named + 60 other) CSV ↓
CompetitionAppsMin
Allsvenskan (Swe)129298,131
Premier League (Eng)53040,383
Eredivisie (Ned)52241,216
Serie A (Ita)49436,661
Championship (Eng)29223,214
Ligue 1 (Fra)25517,074
Superliga (Den)19517,388
UEFA Europa League18814,145
Bundesliga (Ger)18812,404
Premier Liga (Rus)17715,413
Super League (Gre)16712,655
Premiership (Sco)15411,665
UCL qualifying1088,831
Liga Portugal 2 (Por)968,077
Eliteserien (Nor)957,942
UEFA Champions League907,632
Süper Lig (Tur)866,531
LaLiga (Spa)833,636
EFL Cup (Eng)655,320
FA Cup (Eng)605,079
Primeira Liga (Por)484,196
2. Bundesliga (Ger)463,815
MLS (USA/Can)413,455
Pro League (Bel)332,427
Super League (Chn)282,492
Coppa Italia (Ita)261,963
Pro League (UAE)211,734
Premier League (Ukr)211,890
Copa del Rey (Spa)181,061
Coupe de France (Fra)171,266
DFB-Pokal (Ger)141,256
AFC Champions League9780
UEFA Cup7580
CONCACAF Champions League4282
Other competitions (60 — minor leagues, cups, youth)104482,551
Squad traits
Mean height
186 cm
23/23 measured
Defender height
187 cm
set-piece proxy
U23 value share
0%
prospect share
Goal dependency
22%
Sebastian Larsson of squad league goals
Value dependency
21%
Emil Forsberg of squad value
Precocity
1,791′
top-5 min before 21

Earliest top-5 minutes before age 21: Albin Ekdal (1,791′), Martin Olsson (515′), Sebastian Larsson (208′).

2026 squad — Round of 32 · value retention 72%

Paper Index: #106 of 240 all-time · #22 of 48 in 2026 (composite -0.23)

CSV ↓
#Player PosAgeClubApps GlsAstMin CLCLGValue Peak WC WCG
1 Jacob Widell ZetterströmGK 27 Derby County 00 0 0 00 €2.5M€2M ’24 20
2 Gustaf LagerbielkeDF 26 Braga 00 0 0 21 €10.0M€10M ’26 40
3 Victor Lindelöf 2ndDF 31 Aston Villa 2114 6 16,252 380 €5.0M€35M ’19 40
4 Isak HienDF 27 Atalanta 1161 1 8,691 170 €22.0M€30M ’24 30
5 Gabriel GudmundssonDF 27 Leeds United 1354 1 7,860 130 €20.0M€20M ’26 40
6 Herman JohanssonDF 28 FC Dallas 00 0 0 00 €1.8M€2M ’25 00
7 Lucas BergvallMF 20 Tottenham Hotspur 501 4 2,172 70 €35.0M€40M ’25 40
8 Daniel SvenssonDF 24 Borussia Dortmund 453 5 3,231 132 €22.0M€22M ’25 30
9 Alexander IsakFW 26 Liverpool 21090 16 13,550 131 €85.0M€140M ’25 41
10 Benjamin NygrenMF 24 Celtic 00 0 0 00 €14.0M€14M ’26 40
11 Anthony ElangaFW 24 Newcastle United 14514 24 8,048 133 €32.0M€55M ’25 42
12 Viktor JohanssonGK 27 Stoke City 00 0 0 00 €12.0M€12M ’26 00
13 Ken SemaMF 32 Pafos 673 3 4,069 60 €0.8M€5M ’20 10
14 Hjalmar EkdalDF 27 Burnley 270 0 1,978 00 €5.0M€8M ’23 00
15 Carl StarfeltDF 31 Celta Vigo 742 0 5,982 10 €4.5M€6M ’23 10
16 Jesper KarlströmMF 30 Udinese 731 3 6,343 00 €4.0M€4M ’25 20
17 Viktor GyökeresFW 28 Arsenal 3614 1 2,231 2111 €65.0M€75M ’24 41
18 Yasin AyariMF 22 Brighton & Hove Albion 665 4 3,958 00 €35.0M€35M ’26 42
19 Mattias SvanbergMF 27 VfL Wolfsburg 21920 20 12,298 00 €8.0M€18M ’23 21
20 Eric SmithDF 29 FC St. Pauli 593 3 5,142 00 €5.0M€6M ’25 00
21 Alexander BernhardssonDF 27 Holstein Kiel 197 3 1,271 00 €3.0M€3M ’25 30
22 Besfort ZeneliMF 23 Union Saint-Gilloise 00 0 0 00 €6.0M€6M ’26 20
23 Kristoffer Nordfeldt 2ndGK 36 AIK 20 0 180 00 €0.2M€3M ’15 20
24 Elliot StroudDF 23 Mjällby AIF 00 0 0 00 €8.0M€8M ’26 40
25 Gustaf NilssonFW 29 Club Brugge 00 0 0 81 €1.8M€7M ’24 10
26 Taha AliFW 27 Malmö FF 00 0 0 00 €1.5M€2M ’23 20
Faded star — biggest value drop from peak
Alexander Isak
peak €140M (2025-10) → €85M at kickoff · −39%
Big-five league split
CSV ↓
LeagueAppsMinGls
Premier League70446,32896
La Liga17912,14835
Serie A33924,16213
Bundesliga22915,39724
Ligue 11035,2214
Total top-5 1554103,256172
Selected pathway leagues — full list below
CSV ↓
Selected pathway leagueAppsMin
Championship (Eng)55143,669
Eredivisie (Ned)23617,396
Premiership (Sco)937,081
Primeira Liga (Por)14212,306
Pro League (Bel)924,596
MLS (USA/Can)14999
Superliga (Den)18310,689
Süper Lig (Tur)504,500
All competitions (29 named + 65 other) CSV ↓
CompetitionAppsMin
Allsvenskan (Swe)1508105,084
Premier League (Eng)70446,328
Championship (Eng)55143,669
Serie A (Ita)33924,162
Eredivisie (Ned)23617,396
Bundesliga (Ger)22915,397
Superliga (Den)18310,689
LaLiga (Spa)17912,148
UEFA Europa League16711,073
UEFA Champions League15210,189
Primeira Liga (Por)14212,306
2. Bundesliga (Ger)13310,012
Ekstraklasa (Pol)1118,589
Ligue 1 (Fra)1035,221
Liga Portugal 2 (Por)968,077
FA Cup (Eng)936,426
Premiership (Sco)937,081
Pro League (Bel)924,596
EFL Cup (Eng)855,693
Süper Lig (Tur)504,500
Premier Liga (Rus)393,492
DFB-Pokal (Ger)362,698
UCL qualifying311,598
League One (Eng)262,340
Coppa Italia (Ita)191,261
Copa del Rey (Spa)181,341
MLS (USA/Can)14999
Eliteserien (Nor)11952
Coupe de France (Fra)6295
Other competitions (65 — minor leagues, cups, youth)2225170,144
Squad traits
Mean height
186 cm
26/26 measured
Defender height
187 cm
set-piece proxy
U23 value share
17%
prospect share
Goal dependency
52%
Alexander Isak of squad league goals
Value dependency
21%
Alexander Isak of squad value
Precocity
2,172′
top-5 min before 21

Earliest top-5 minutes before age 21: Lucas Bergvall (2,172′), Anthony Elanga (1,791′), Alexander Isak (1,754′).