The most popular players’ shirts at the biggest international tournament.
It has been one of the best World Cups in living memory in 2014 with the tournament in Brazil in full flow and champions Spain already being eliminated.
Not only is it exciting on the pitch, but it is also one of the biggest marketing events for companies across the planet and merchandise is also sold aplenty.
So here are the five most popular names to have on the back of shirts from the stars at the competition, with statistics courtesy of Forbes.
5. Cristiano Ronaldo, Portugal
He may be the holder of the Ballon d’Or and therefore considered the best player in the world, but Real Madrid’s Ronaldo has to make do with No.5 in this list.
The 29-year-old has not had a good start to the World Cup, with injury hindering his only performance so far when the Portuguese lost 4-0 to Germany.
4. Lionel Messi, Argentina
The man who is widely considered to actually be the best player in the world – having won the Ballon d’Or a record four times – Messi comes in next on the list.
The 26-year-old has only scored one goal in a World Cup heading into this tournament and was said to not having achieved internationally, but netted the winner against Bosnia and Herzegovina in their opener.
3. Clint Dempsey, USA
Although often maligned for calling the sport soccer and not truly understanding it, those cliches of Americans and football could not be further from the truth.
Hence why their best player and former Fulham star Dempsey takes the third spot in this list, despite not being considered a great of the game.
2. Robin van Persie, Netherlands
A star of the current World Cup now, with the Manchester United striker having netted three goals already in just two games for the Dutch.
Van Persie will be reunited with current national manager Louis van Gaal next season when the 62-year-old takes over at Old Trafford.
1. Neymar, Brazil
Top of the pile and its little surprise that it’s the face of this World Cup, with Neymar being the talisman for the hosts the Brazilians.
The 22-year-old was a £48.6m signing for FC Barcelona last summer and is also reported to be the third highest paid player in the world.
SEE ALSO: The 50 best players at the 2014 World Cup.