Lionel Messi is the player with the most games played at the FIFA World Cup, and one of only six along with German Lothar Matthäus, Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo and Mexicans Antonio Carbajal, Andrés Guardado, and Rafael Márquez to have entered the field in five different tournaments. Additionally, Matthäus, Messi, Ronaldo, Carbajal, Guardado, Márquez, Gianluigi Buffon, and Guillermo Ochoa are the only players to have made the final squad for five different tournaments.

In the FIFA World Cup, the following male football players have made the most final tournament appearances.

Matches

The following players had caps in at least 15 World Cup final tournament matches, which requires a minimum of three World Cup appearances.[fr 1][fr 2]

Rank Team Player[o 1] Matches[o 2] Tournaments[o 3]
1  Argentina Lionel Messi 26 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022
2  Germany Lothar Matthäus 25 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998
3  Germany Miroslav Klose 24 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014
4  Italy Paolo Maldini 23 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002
5  Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo 22 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022
6  Argentina Diego Maradona 21 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994
 West Germany Uwe Seeler 21 1958, 1962, 1966, 1970
 Poland Władysław Żmuda 21 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986
9  Brazil Cafu 20 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006
 Germany Philipp Lahm 20 2006, 2010, 2014
 Poland Grzegorz Lato 20 1974, 1978, 1982
 France Hugo Lloris 20 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022
 Argentina Javier Mascherano 20 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018
 Germany Bastian Schweinsteiger 20 2006, 2010, 2014
15  France Antoine Griezmann 19 2014, 2018, 2022
 Mexico Rafael Márquez 19 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018
 Germany Per Mertesacker 19 2006, 2010, 2014
 Croatia Luka Modrić 19 2006, 2014, 2018, 2022
 Germany Thomas Müller 19 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022
 Germany Manuel Neuer 19 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022
 West Germany Wolfgang Overath 19 1966, 1970, 1974
 Brazil Ronaldo 19 1998, 2002, 2006
 West Germany Karl-Heinz Rummenigge 19 1978, 1982, 1986
 West Germany Berti Vogts 19 1970, 1974, 1978
25  West Germany Franz Beckenbauer 18 1966, 1970, 1974
 Germany Thomas Berthold 18 1986, 1990, 1994
 Italy Antonio Cabrini 18 1978, 1982, 1986
 Italy Fabio Cannavaro 18 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010
 Argentina Ángel Di María 18 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022
 Brazil Dunga 18 1990, 1994, 1998
 France Olivier Giroud 18 2014, 2018, 2022
 Argentina Mario Kempes 18 1974, 1978, 1982
 West Germany Pierre Littbarski 18 1982, 1986, 1990
 West Germany Sepp Maier 18 1970, 1974, 1978
 Italy Gaetano Scirea 18 1978, 1982, 1986
 Brazil Cláudio Taffarel 18 1990, 1994, 1998
 France Raphaël Varane 18 2014, 2018, 2022
38  France Fabien Barthez 17 1998, 2002, 2006
 Spain Sergio Busquets 17 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022
 Brazil Roberto Carlos 17 1998, 2002, 2006
 Spain Iker Casillas 17 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014
 Uruguay Edinson Cavani 17 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022
 France Thierry Henry 17 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010
 Germany Jürgen Klinsmann 17 1990, 1994, 1998
 Brazil Lúcio 17 2002, 2006, 2010
 Croatia Ivan Perišić 17 2014, 2018, 2022
 Spain Sergio Ramos 17 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018
 West Germany Karl-Heinz Schnellinger 17 1958, 1962, 1966, 1970
 Belgium Enzo Scifo 17 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998
 England Peter Shilton 17 1982, 1986, 1990
 Netherlands Wesley Sneijder 17 2006, 2010, 2014
 Netherlands Robin van Persie 17 2006, 2010, 2014
 Italy Dino Zoff 17 1974, 1978, 1982
54  Italy Roberto Baggio 16 1990, 1994, 1998
 Italy Giuseppe Bergomi 16 1982, 1986, 1990, 1998
 Poland Zbigniew Boniek 16 1978, 1982, 1986
 Germany Andreas Brehme 16 1986, 1990, 1994
 Belgium Jan Ceulemans 16 1982, 1986, 1990
 Uruguay Diego Godín 16 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022
 South Korea Hong Myung-bo 16 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002
 Brazil Jairzinho 16 1966, 1970, 1974
 Croatia Dejan Lovren 16 2014, 2018, 2022
 Uruguay Fernando Muslera 16 2010, 2014, 2018
 Germany Mesut Özil 16 2010, 2014, 2018
 Argentina Oscar Ruggeri 16 1986, 1990, 1994
 Brazil Gilberto Silva 16 2002, 2006, 2010
 Uruguay Luis Suárez 16 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022
 France Lilian Thuram 16 1998, 2002, 2006
 Spain Andoni Zubizarreta 16 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998
70  Brazil Bebeto 15 1990, 1994, 1998
 France Maxime Bossis 15 1978, 1982, 1986
 Belgium Thibaut Courtois 15 2014, 2018, 2022
 Brazil Didi 15 1954, 1958, 1962
 Croatia Mateo Kovačić 15 2014, 2018, 2022
 Netherlands Dirk Kuyt 15 2006, 2010, 2014
 Japan Yuto Nagatomo 15 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022
 Brazil Nílton Santos 15 1954, 1958, 1962
 Germany Lukas Podolski 15 2006, 2010, 2014
 Brazil Rivellino 15 1970, 1974, 1978
 Netherlands Arjen Robben 15 2006, 2010, 2014
 West Germany Hans Schäfer 15 1954, 1958, 1962
 Brazil Thiago Silva 15 2014, 2018, 2022
 Germany Rudi Völler 15 1986, 1990, 1994
 Spain Xavi 15 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014
  1. ^ Name in bold indicates a player still active in international football.
  2. ^ Number of finals matches the player entered the field, not counting those as an unused substitute.
  3. ^ Year in bold indicates the player won the tournament that year.

Tournaments

The following players have been included in their national squads for multiple World Cup final tournaments. Players with four or more squad inclusions are listed here.

Team Player[n 1] In squad[n 2] Played[n 3] Tournaments[n 4] References
 Mexico Antonio Carbajal 5 5 1950, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1966 [fp 1]
 Mexico Andrés Guardado 5 5 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022 [fp 2][fl 1][1]
 Germany Lothar Matthäus 5 5 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998 [fp 3]
 Mexico Rafael Márquez 5 5 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018 [fp 4][fl 2]
 Argentina Lionel Messi 5 5 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022 [fp 5][fl 3][1]
 Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo 5 5 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022 [fp 6][fs 1][1]
 Italy Gianluigi Buffon 5 4 (1998), 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014 [fp 7][fs 2]
 Mexico Guillermo Ochoa 5 3 (2006), (2010), 2014, 2018, 2022 [fp 8][2]
 Saudi Arabia Sami Al-Jaber 4 4 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006 [fp 9]
 United States DaMarcus Beasley 4 4 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014 [fp 10]
  Switzerland Valon Behrami 4 4 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018 [fp 11][fl 4]
 Italy Giuseppe Bergomi 4 4 1982, 1986, 1990, 1998 [fp 12]
 Spain Sergio Busquets 4 4 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022 [fp 13]
 Uruguay Martín Cáceres 4 4 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022 [fp 14]
 Brazil Cafu 4 4 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006 [fp 15]
 Australia Tim Cahill 4 4 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018 [fp 16][fl 5]
 Paraguay Denis Caniza 4 4 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010 [fp 17]
 Italy Fabio Cannavaro 4 4 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010 [fp 18]
 Spain Iker Casillas 4 4 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014 [fp 19]
 Uruguay Edinson Cavani 4 4 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022 [fp 20]
 Argentina Ángel Di María 4 4 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022 [fp 21]
 Cameroon Samuel Eto'o 4 4 1998, 2002, 2010, 2014 [fp 22]
 Uruguay Diego Godín 4 4 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022 [fp 23]
 France Thierry Henry 4 4 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010 [fp 24]
 Spain Xavi 4 4 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014 [fp 25]
 South Korea Hong Myung-bo 4 4 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002 [fp 26]
 Spain Andrés Iniesta 4 4 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018 [fp 27][fs 1]
 Germany Miroslav Klose 4 4 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014 [fp 28]
 France Hugo Lloris 4 4 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022 [fp 29]
 Italy Paolo Maldini 4 4 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002 [fp 30]
 Argentina Diego Maradona 4 4 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994 [fp 31]
 Argentina Javier Mascherano 4 4 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018 [fp 32][fl 3]
 Croatia Luka Modrić 4 4 2006, 2014, 2018, 2022 [fp 33]
 Mexico Héctor Moreno 4 4 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022 [fp 34]
 Germany Thomas Müller 4 4 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022 [fp 35]
 Japan Yuto Nagatomo 4 4 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022 [fp 36]
 Germany Manuel Neuer 4 4 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022 [fp 37]
 Brazil Pelé 4 4 1958, 1962, 1966, 1970 [fp 38]
 Portugal Pepe 4 4 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022 [fp 39]
 Spain Sergio Ramos 4 4 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018 [fp 40][fs 1]
 Italy Gianni Rivera 4 4 1962, 1966, 1970, 1974 [fp 41]
 Uruguay Pedro Rocha 4 4 1962, 1966, 1970, 1974 [fp 42]
 Brazil Djalma Santos 4 4 1954, 1958, 1962, 1966 [fp 43]
 West Germany Karl-Heinz Schnellinger 4 4 1958, 1962, 1966, 1970 [fp 44]
 Belgium Enzo Scifo 4 4 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998 [fp 45]
 West Germany Uwe Seeler 4 4 1958, 1962, 1966, 1970 [fp 46]
  Switzerland Xherdan Shaqiri 4 4 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022 [fp 47]
 Cameroon Rigobert Song 4 4 1994, 1998, 2002, 2010 [fp 48]
 Uruguay Luis Suárez 4 4 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022 [fp 49]
 Belgium Franky Van der Elst 4 4 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998 [fp 50]
 Poland Władysław Żmuda 4 4 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986 [fp 51]
 Spain Andoni Zubizarreta 4 4 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998 [fp 52]
 Saudi Arabia Mohamed Al-Deayea 4 3 1994, 1998, 2002, (2006) [fp 53][fs 3]
 England Bobby Charlton 4 3 (1958), 1962, 1966, 1970 [fp 54][fs 4]
 Spain Fernando Hierro 4 3 (1990), 1994, 1998, 2002 [fp 55][fs 5]
 South Korea Hwang Sun-hong 4 3 1990, 1994, (1998), 2002 [fp 56][fs 6]
 Japan Eiji Kawashima 4 3 2010, 2014, 2018, (2022) [fp 57]
 South Korea Lee Woon-jae 4 3 1994, 2002, 2006, (2010) [fp 58][fs 7]
 Scotland Jim Leighton 4 3 (1982), 1986, 1990, 1998 [fp 59][fs 8]
 Germany Sepp Maier 4 3 (1966), 1970, 1974, 1978 [fp 60][fs 9]
 Uruguay Fernando Muslera 4 3 2010, 2014, 2018, (2022) [fp 61]
 United States Claudio Reyna 4 3 (1994), 1998, 2002, 2006 [fp 62][fs 10]
 Brazil Ronaldo 4 3 (1994), 1998, 2002, 2006 [fp 63][fs 11]
 Brazil Nílton Santos 4 3 (1950), 1954, 1958, 1962 [fp 64][fs 12]
 Brazil Thiago Silva 4 3 (2010), 2014, 2018, 2022 [fp 65]
 Belgium Marc Wilmots 4 3 (1990), 1994, 1998, 2002 [fp 66][fs 13]
 Soviet Union Lev Yashin 4 3 1958, 1962, 1966, (1970) [fp 67][fs 14]
 Bulgaria Dobromir Zhechev 4 3 1962, 1966, 1970, (1974) [fp 68][fs 15]
 Italy Dino Zoff 4 3 (1970), 1974, 1978, 1982 [fp 69][fs 16]
 Italy Enrico Albertosi 4 2 (1962), 1966, 1970, (1974) [fp 70][fs 17][fs 18]
 Germany Oliver Kahn 4 2 (1994), (1998), 2002, 2006 [fp 71][fs 19][fs 20]
 Japan Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi 4 2 1998, (2002), 2006, (2010) [fp 72][fs 21][fs 22]
 United States Kasey Keller 4 2 (1990), 1998, (2002), 2006 [fp 73][fs 23][fs 24]
 Brazil Émerson Leão 4 2 (1970), 1974, 1978, (1986) [fp 74][fs 25][fs 26]
 Australia Mark Milligan 4 2 (2006), (2010), 2014, 2018 [fp 75]
 Cameroon Jacques Songo'o 4 2 (1990), 1994, 1998, (2002) [fp 76][fs 27][fs 28]
 Brazil Carlos José Castilho 4 1 (1950), 1954, (1958), (1962) [fp 77][fs 12][fs 29][fs 30]
 Japan Seigo Narazaki 4 1 (1998), 2002, (2006), (2010) [fp 78][fs 31][fs 32][fs 22]
 Spain Pepe Reina 4 1 (2006), (2010), 2014, (2018) [fp 79]
  1. ^ Name in bold indicates a player still active at international level.
  2. ^ Number of finals tournaments in which the player was part of the squad.
  3. ^ Number of finals tournaments in which the player played in at least one match.
  4. ^ Years in brackets indicate that the player was part of the squad but did not play in any matches.

See also

References

FIFA website

Player profiles
  1. ^ Antonio Carbajal – FIFA competition record (archived)
  2. ^ Andrés Guardado – FIFA competition record (archived)
  3. ^ Lothar Matthäus – FIFA competition record (archived)
  4. ^ Rafael Márquez – FIFA competition record (archived)
  5. ^ Lionel Messi – FIFA competition record (archived)
  6. ^ Cristiano Ronaldo – FIFA competition record (archived)
  7. ^ Gianluigi Buffon – FIFA competition record (archived)
  8. ^ Guillermo Ochoa – FIFA competition record (archived)
  9. ^ Sami Al-Jaber – FIFA competition record (archived)
  10. ^ DaMarcus Beasley – FIFA competition record (archived)
  11. ^ Valon Behrami – FIFA competition record (archived)
  12. ^ Giuseppe Bergomi – FIFA competition record (archived)
  13. ^ Sergio Busquets – FIFA competition record (archived)
  14. ^ Martín Cáceres – FIFA competition record (archived)
  15. ^ Cafu – FIFA competition record (archived)
  16. ^ Tim Cahill – FIFA competition record (archived)
  17. ^ Denis Caniza – FIFA competition record (archived)
  18. ^ Fabio Cannavaro – FIFA competition record (archived)
  19. ^ Iker Casillas – FIFA competition record (archived)
  20. ^ Edinson Cavani – FIFA competition record (archived)
  21. ^ Ángel Di María – FIFA competition record (archived)
  22. ^ Samuel Eto'o – FIFA competition record (archived)
  23. ^ Diego Godín – FIFA competition record (archived)
  24. ^ Thierry Henry – FIFA competition record (archived)
  25. ^ Xavi – FIFA competition record (archived)
  26. ^ Hong Myung-Bo – FIFA competition record (archived)
  27. ^ Andrés Iniesta – FIFA competition record (archived)
  28. ^ Miroslav Klose – FIFA competition record (archived)
  29. ^ Hugo Lloris – FIFA competition record (archived)
  30. ^ Paolo Maldini – FIFA competition record (archived)
  31. ^ Diego Maradona – FIFA competition record (archived)
  32. ^ Javier Mascherano – FIFA competition record (archived)
  33. ^ Luka Modrić – FIFA competition record (archived)
  34. ^ Héctor Moreno – FIFA competition record (archived)
  35. ^ Thomas Müller – FIFA competition record (archived)
  36. ^ Yuto Nagatomo – FIFA competition record (archived)
  37. ^ Manuel Neuer – FIFA competition record (archived)
  38. ^ Pelé – FIFA competition record (archived)
  39. ^ Pepe – FIFA competition record (archived)
  40. ^ Sergio Ramos – FIFA competition record (archived)
  41. ^ Gianni Rivera – FIFA competition record (archived)
  42. ^ Pedro Rocha – FIFA competition record (archived)
  43. ^ Djalma Santos – FIFA competition record (archived)
  44. ^ Karl-Heinz Schnellinger – FIFA competition record (archived)
  45. ^ Enzo Scifo – FIFA competition record (archived)
  46. ^ Uwe Seeler – FIFA competition record (archived)
  47. ^ Xherdan Shaqiri – FIFA competition record (archived)
  48. ^ Rigobert Song – FIFA competition record (archived)
  49. ^ Luis Suárez – FIFA competition record (archived)
  50. ^ Franky Van der Elst – FIFA competition record (archived)
  51. ^ Władysław Żmuda – FIFA competition record (archived)
  52. ^ Andoni Zubizarreta – FIFA competition record (archived)
  53. ^ Mohamed Al-Deayea – FIFA competition record (archived)
  54. ^ Bobby Charlton – FIFA competition record (archived)
  55. ^ Fernando Hierro – FIFA competition record (archived)
  56. ^ Hwang Sun-Hong – FIFA competition record (archived)
  57. ^ Eiji Kawashima – FIFA competition record (archived)
  58. ^ Lee Woon-jae – FIFA competition record (archived)
  59. ^ Jim Leighton – FIFA competition record (archived)
  60. ^ Sepp Maier – FIFA competition record (archived)
  61. ^ Fernando Muslera – FIFA competition record (archived)
  62. ^ Claudio Reyna – FIFA competition record (archived)
  63. ^ Ronaldo – FIFA competition record (archived)
  64. ^ Nílton Santos – FIFA competition record (archived)
  65. ^ Thiago Silva – FIFA competition record (archived)
  66. ^ Marc Wilmots – FIFA competition record (archived)
  67. ^ Lev Yashin – FIFA competition record (archived)
  68. ^ Dobromir Zhechev – FIFA competition record (archived)
  69. ^ Dino Zoff – FIFA competition record (archived)
  70. ^ Enrico Albertosi – FIFA competition record (archived)
  71. ^ Oliver Kahn – FIFA competition record (archived)
  72. ^ Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi – FIFA competition record (archived)
  73. ^ Kasey Keller – FIFA competition record (archived)
  74. ^ Leão – FIFA competition record (archived)
  75. ^ Mark Milligan – FIFA competition record (archived)
  76. ^ Jacques Songo'o – FIFA competition record (archived)
  77. ^ Castilho – FIFA competition record (archived)
  78. ^ Seigo Narazaki – FIFA competition record (archived)
  79. ^ Pepe Reina – FIFA competition record (archived)
World Cup squad lists
  1. ^ a b c "Portugal v Spain 2018". Archived from the original on June 12, 2018.
  2. ^ "Italy 1998". Archived from the original on December 26, 2013.
  3. ^ "Saudi Arabia 2006". Archived from the original on December 20, 2013.
  4. ^ "England 1958". Archived from the original on December 27, 2013.
  5. ^ "Spain 1990". Archived from the original on December 27, 2013.
  6. ^ "Korea Rep 1998". Archived from the original on December 26, 2013.
  7. ^ "Korea Rep 2010". Archived from the original on December 21, 2013.
  8. ^ "Scotland 1982". Archived from the original on December 26, 2013.
  9. ^ "FR Germany 1966". Archived from the original on December 25, 2013.
  10. ^ "USA 1994". Archived from the original on December 26, 2013.
  11. ^ "Brazil 1994". Archived from the original on December 26, 2013.
  12. ^ a b "Brazil 1950". Archived from the original on December 23, 2013.
  13. ^ "Belgium 1990". Archived from the original on December 27, 2013.
  14. ^ "Soviet Union 1970". Archived from the original on December 26, 2013.
  15. ^ "Bulgaria 1974". Archived from the original on December 25, 2013.
  16. ^ "Italy 1970". Archived from the original on December 26, 2013.
  17. ^ "Italy 1962". Archived from the original on December 26, 2013.
  18. ^ "Italy 1974". Archived from the original on December 25, 2013.
  19. ^ "Germany 1994". Archived from the original on June 6, 2014.
  20. ^ "Germany 1998". Archived from the original on June 6, 2014.
  21. ^ "Japan 2002". Archived from the original on December 25, 2013.
  22. ^ a b "Japan 2010". Archived from the original on December 21, 2013.
  23. ^ "USA 1990". Archived from the original on December 27, 2013.
  24. ^ "USA 2002". Archived from the original on December 25, 2013.
  25. ^ "Brazil 1970". Archived from the original on December 26, 2013.
  26. ^ "Brazil 1986". Archived from the original on December 26, 2013.
  27. ^ "Cameroon 1990". Archived from the original on December 27, 2013.
  28. ^ "Cameroon 2002". Archived from the original on December 25, 2013.
  29. ^ "Brazil 1958". Archived from the original on December 27, 2013.
  30. ^ "Brazil 1962". Archived from the original on December 26, 2013.
  31. ^ "Japan 1998". Archived from the original on December 26, 2013.
  32. ^ "Japan 2006". Archived from the original on December 20, 2013.
Ranking of players by World Cup matches
  1. ^ "FIFA World Cup Record: Players". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Archived from the original on October 20, 2007. Retrieved 21 June 2014.
  2. ^ "World Cup - All-time appearances". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
2018 World Cup match lineups
  1. ^ "Mexico v Germany". Archived from the original on June 12, 2018.
  2. ^ "Mexico 2018". Archived from the original on May 28, 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Argentina v Iceland 2018". Archived from the original on June 12, 2018.
  4. ^ "Brazil v Switzerland". Archived from the original on June 12, 2018.
  5. ^ "Australia v Peru". Archived from the original on June 12, 2018.

Other sources

  1. ^ a b c Match of the Day [@BBCMOTD] (November 26, 2022). "5 World Cups! A special milestone for Andres Guardado. He joins an exclusive club alongside fellow compatriots Antonio Carbajal and Rafael Marquez, plus Lothar Matthaus, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo" (Tweet). Retrieved 27 November 2022 – via Twitter.
  2. ^ Peterson, Anne M. (24 November 2022). "Mexico goalkeeper Ochoa wants more in his 5th World Cup". APnews.com. Associated Press. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
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