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Efe Ozkan 04 September 2026•Update: 04 September 2026 FIFA released its International Transfer Snapshot on Thursday, highlighting the impact of the 2026 World Cup on transfers in men’s and women’s football. According to FIFA, 267 players who featured at the 2026 World Cup, representing 47 nationalities, changed clubs during the mid-year transfer window, with their transfers accounting for more than $3.3 billion in combined fees. Women’s football also set new transfer records, with spending more than doubling compared with 2025 to reach $28.6 million, while more than 1,400 transfers were registered. Beyond World Cup players, more than 12,500 international transfers in men’s football reached a cumulative value of over $9.89 billion. - Record growth in women’s football Women’s professional football continued its growth, setting records for both the number of international transfers and transfer fees. A total of 1,406 international transfers were registered in women’s professional football, the highest number ever recorded and a 19.2% increase from the previous record, according to FIFA. Transfer fees also reached an all-time high, with $28.6 million spent on international transfers, more than double the amount recorded during the previous mid-year window. English clubs led spending with $8 million, followed by clubs in Spain with $6.6 million, Germany with $4.9 million, the US with $2.9 million and Italy with $2.1 million. Swedish clubs were the biggest recipients of transfer fees, receiving $4.2 million, ahead of clubs in England with $4 million, France and Germany with $3.6 million each, and the Netherlands with $2.9 million. - Men’s market continues to grow The men’s transfer market also recorded a significant window, with more than $9.89 billion spent on transfer fees across more than 12,500 international transfers, the highest amount ever recorded, according to FIFA. English clubs led global spending with more than $3.02 billion in transfer fees, followed by clubs in Italy with $1.1 billion, Spain with $940 million, Germany with $904 million and France with $641 million. English clubs also completed the highest number of incoming transfers, followed by clubs from Spain and Portugal. French clubs received the highest total in transfer fees at $1.7 billion, followed by clubs in England with $1.43 billion, Germany with $1.02 billion, Spain with $773 million and Portugal with $642 million.