Peru vs. Croatia play a separate match against Croatia, their first international rival on their way to the 2018 Russia World Cup. Although it is true, it will be eleven against eleven, the duel will be marked by the economic gap that exists between one selection and the other. Of course, in terms of market value, dollars rule.
According to Transfermarkt, the specialized page in assessing selections, Peru is valued at almost 45 million dollars. In contrast, Croatia is worth almost 500 million dollars.
Pay attention to one detail, the most valued Croatian player in the transfer market is Ivan Rakitic, worth almost 70 million dollars. That is to say, only Barcelona's star costs more than the entire Peruvian National Team led by Ricardo Gareca.
The majority of the Croatian players play in highly competitive leagues. Luka Modric is one of them. The midfielder of Real Madrid is valued at almost 60 million dollars, and is one of the highest paid in the transfer market.
On the side of Peru, Renato Tapia and André Carrillo have a worth of almost 6 million dollars and almost 8 million dollars, respectively.
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