List of players who have appeared in multiple FIFA World Cups

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Lothar Matthäus is the player with the most games played at the FIFA World Cup, and the only along with Antonio Carbajal to have entered the field in five different tournaments. Plus, he is the only along with Antonio Carbajal and Gianluigi Buffon to have entered the FIFA World Cup Squad in five different tournaments.

In the FIFA World Cup, the following male players have been named in the national team squad in at least four finals tournaments.

Tournaments

Team Player[n 1] In squad[n 2] Played[n 3] Tournaments References
 Mexico Antonio Carbajal 5 5 1950, 54, 58, 62, 66 [fp 1]
 Germany Lothar Matthäus 5 5 1982, 86, 90, 94, 98 [fp 2]
 Italy Gianluigi Buffon 5 4 1998,[n 4] 2002, 06, 10, 14 [fp 3][fs 1][fl 1]
 Brazil Carlos José Castilho 4 1 1950,[n 4] 54, 58,[n 4] 62[n 4] [fp 4][fs 2][fs 3][fs 4]
 Brazil Nílton Santos 4 3 1950,[n 4] 54, 58, 62 [fp 5][fs 2]
 Brazil Djalma Santos 4 4 1954, 58, 62, 66 [fp 6]
 Brazil Pelé 4 4 1958, 62, 66, 70 [fp 7]
 England Bobby Charlton 4 3 1958,[n 4] 62, 66, 70 [fp 8][fs 5]
 Germany Karl-Heinz Schnellinger 4 4 1958, 62, 66, 70 [fp 9]
 Germany Uwe Seeler 4 4 1958, 62, 66, 70 [fp 10]
 Soviet Union Lev Yashin 4 3 1958, 62, 66, 70[n 4] [fp 11][fs 6]
 Uruguay Pedro Rocha 4 4 1962, 66, 70, 74 [fp 12]
 Italy Enrico Albertosi 4 2 1962,[n 4] 66, 70, 74[n 4] [fp 13][fs 7][fs 8]
 Italy Gianni Rivera 4 4 1962, 66, 70, 74 [fp 14]
 Bulgaria Dobromir Zhechev 4 3 1962, 66, 70, 74[n 4] [fp 15][fs 9]
 Germany Sepp Maier 4 3 1966,[n 4] 70, 74, 78 [fp 16][fs 10]
 Italy Dino Zoff 4 3 1970,[n 4] 74, 78, 82 [fp 17][fs 11]
 Poland Władysław Żmuda 4 4 1974, 78, 82, 86 [fp 18]
 Brazil Émerson Leão 4 2 1970,[n 4] 74, 78, 86[n 4] [fp 19][fs 12][fs 13]
 Argentina Diego Maradona 4 4 1982, 86, 90, 94 [fp 20]
 Italy Giuseppe Bergomi 4 4 1982, 86, 90, 98 [fp 21]
 Scotland Jim Leighton 4 3 1982,[n 4] 86, 90, 98 [fp 22][fs 14]
 Belgium Enzo Scifo 4 4 1986, 90, 94, 98 [fp 23]
 Belgium Franky Van Der Elst 4 4 1986, 90, 94, 98 [fp 24]
 Spain Andoni Zubizarreta 4 4 1986, 90, 94, 98 [fp 25]
 South Korea Hong Myung-Bo 4 4 1990, 94, 98, 2002 [fp 26]
 South Korea Hwang Sun-Hong 4 3 1990, 94, 98,[n 4] 2002 [fp 27][fs 15]
 Italy Paolo Maldini 4 4 1990, 94, 98, 2002 [fp 28]
 Spain Fernando Hierro 4 3 1990,[n 4] 94, 98, 2002 [fp 29][fs 16]
 Belgium Marc Wilmots 4 3 1990,[n 4] 94, 98, 2002 [fp 30][fs 17]
 Cameroon Jacques Songo'o 4 2 1990,[n 4] 94, 98, 2002[n 4] [fp 31][fs 18][fs 19]
 Saudi Arabia Sami Al-Jaber 4 4 1994, 98, 2002, 06 [fp 32]
 Saudi Arabia Mohamed Al-Deayea 4 3 1994, 98, 2002, 06[n 4] [fp 33][fs 20]
 Brazil Cafu 4 4 1994, 98, 2002, 06 [fp 34]
 Brazil Ronaldo 4 3 1994,[n 4] 98, 2002, 06 [fp 35][fs 21]
 Germany Oliver Kahn 4 2 1994,[n 4] 98,[n 4] 2002, 06 [fp 36][fs 22][fs 23]
 United States Kasey Keller 4 2 1990,[n 4] 98, 2002,[n 4] 06 [fp 37][fs 24][fs 25]
 United States Claudio Reyna 4 3 1994,[n 4] 98, 2002, 06 [fp 38][fs 26]
 Cameroon Rigobert Song 4 4 1994, 98, 2002, 10 [fp 39]
 South Korea Lee Woon-Jae 4 3 1994, 2002, 06, 10[n 4] [fp 40][fs 27]
 Italy Fabio Cannavaro 4 4 1998, 2002, 06, 10 [fp 41]
 France Thierry Henry 4 4 1998, 2002, 06, 10 [fp 42]
 Japan Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi 4 2 1998, 2002,[n 4] 06, 10[n 4] [fp 43][fs 28][fs 29]
 Japan Seigo Narazaki 4 1 1998,[n 4] 2002, 06,[n 4] 10[n 4] [fp 44][fs 30][fs 31][fs 29]
 Paraguay Denis Caniza 4 4 1998, 2002, 06, 10 [fp 45]
 Germany Miroslav Klose 4 4 2002, 06, 10, 14 [fp 46][fs 32]
 Spain Iker Casillas 4 4 2002, 06, 10, 14 [fp 47][fl 2]
 Spain Xavi Hernandez 4 4 2002, 06, 10, 14 [fp 48][fl 2]
 Cameroon Samuel Eto'o 4 4 1998, 2002, 10, 14 [fp 49][fl 3]
 Mexico Rafael Márquez 4 4 2002, 06, 10, 14 [fp 50][fl 3]
 United States DaMarcus Beasley 4 4 2002, 06, 10, 14 [fp 51][fl 4]
  1. Name in bold indicates a player still active at club 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. 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 4.14 4.15 4.16 4.17 4.18 4.19 4.20 4.21 4.22 4.23 4.24 4.25 4.26 4.27 4.28 4.29 4.30 4.31 4.32 Was part of the squad but did not play in any matches.

Matches

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

Team Player[o 1] Matches[o 2] Tournaments
 Germany Lothar Matthäus 25 1982, 86, 90, 94, 98
 Germany Miroslav Klose 24 2002, 06, 10, 14
 Italy Paolo Maldini 23 1990, 94, 98, 2002
 Argentina Diego Maradona 21 1982, 86, 90, 94
 Germany Uwe Seeler 21 1958, 62, 66, 70
 Poland Władysław Żmuda 21 1974, 78, 82, 86
 Brazil Cafu 20 1994, 98, 2002, 06
 Germany Philip Lahm 20 2006, 10, 14
 Poland Grzegorz Lato 20 1974, 78, 82
 Germany Bastian Schweinsteiger 20 2006, 10, 14
 Germany Per Mertesacker 19 2006, 10, 14
 Brazil Ronaldo 19 1998, 2002, 06
 Germany Karl-Heinz Rummenigge 19 1978, 82, 86
 Germany Berti Vogts 19 1970, 74, 78
 Germany Franz Beckenbauer 18 1966, 70, 74
 Germany Thomas Berthold 18 1986, 90, 94
 Italy Antonio Cabrini 18 1978, 82, 86
 Italy Fabio Cannavaro 18 1998, 2002, 06, 10
 Brazil Dunga 18 1990, 94, 98
 Argentina Mario Kempes 18 1974, 78, 82
 Germany Sepp Maier 18 1970, 74, 78
 Germany Wolfgang Overath 18 1966, 70, 74
 Italy Gaetano Scirea 18 1978, 82, 86
 Brazil Cláudio Taffarel 18 1990, 94, 98
 France Fabien Barthez 17 1998, 2002, 06
 France Thierry Henry 17 1998, 2002, 06, 10
 Germany Jürgen Klinsmann 17 1990, 94, 98
 Brazil Lúcio 17 2002, 06, 10
 Brazil Roberto Carlos 17 1998, 2002, 06
 Germany Karl-Heinz Schnellinger 17 1958, 62, 66, 70
 Belgium Enzo Scifo 17 1986, 90, 94, 98
 Germany Pierre Littbarski 17 1982, 86, 90
 England Peter Shilton 17 1982, 86, 90
 Netherlands Wesley Sneijder 17 2006, 10, 14
 Italy Dino Zoff 17 1974, 78, 82
 Spain Iker Casillas 17 2002, 06, 10, 14
 Italy Roberto Baggio 16 1990, 94, 98
 Germany Andreas Brehme 16 1986, 90, 94
 Belgium Jan Ceulemans 16 1982, 86, 90
 South Korea Hong Myung-Bo 16 1990, 94, 98, 2002
 Brazil Jairzinho 16 1966, 70, 74
 Mexico Rafael Márquez 16 2002, 06, 10, 14
 Argentina Javier Mascherano 16 2006, 10, 14
 Argentina Oscar Ruggeri 16 1986, 90, 94
 Brazil Gilberto Silva 16 2002, 06, 10
 France Lilian Thuram 16 1998, 2002, 06
 Netherlands Robin van Persie 16 2006, 10, 14
 Spain Andoni Zubizarreta 16 1986, 90, 94, 98
 Poland Zbigniew Boniek 16 1978, 82, 86
 Brazil Bebeto 15 1990, 94, 98
 Italy Giuseppe Bergomi 15 1982, 86, 90, 98
 France Maxime Bossis 15 1978, 82, 86
 Brazil Didi 15 1954, 58, 62
 Netherlands Dirk Kuyt 15 2006, 10, 14
 Argentina Lionel Messi 15 2006, 10, 14
 Netherlands Arjen Robben 15 2006, 10, 14
 Brazil Nilton Santos 15 1954, 58, 62
 Germany Lukas Podolski 15 2006, 10, 14
 Brazil Rivelino 15 1970, 74, 78
 Germany Hans Schäfer 15 1954, 58, 62
 Belgium Franky Van der Elst 15 1986, 90, 94, 98
 Germany Rudi Völler 15 1986, 90, 94
 Spain Xavi 15 2002, 06, 10, 14
  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.

See also

References

FIFA website

Player profiles
  1. Antonio CarbajalFIFA competition record
  2. Lothar MatthäusFIFA competition record
  3. Gianluigi BuffonFIFA competition record
  4. CastilhoFIFA competition record
  5. Nílton SantosFIFA competition record
  6. Djalma SantosFIFA competition record
  7. PeléFIFA competition record
  8. Bobby CharltonFIFA competition record
  9. Karl-Heinz SchnellingerFIFA competition record
  10. Uwe SeelerFIFA competition record
  11. Lev YashinFIFA competition record
  12. Pedro RochaFIFA competition record
  13. Enrico AlbertosiFIFA competition record
  14. Gianni RiveraFIFA competition record
  15. Dobromir ZhechevFIFA competition record
  16. Sepp MaierFIFA competition record
  17. Dino ZoffFIFA competition record
  18. Władysław ŻmudaFIFA competition record
  19. LeãoFIFA competition record
  20. Diego MaradonaFIFA competition record
  21. Giuseppe BergomiFIFA competition record
  22. Jim LeightonFIFA competition record
  23. Enzo ScifoFIFA competition record
  24. Franky Van Der ElstFIFA competition record
  25. Andoni ZubizarretaFIFA competition record
  26. Hong Myung-BoFIFA competition record
  27. Hwang Sun-HongFIFA competition record
  28. Paolo MaldiniFIFA competition record
  29. Fernando HierroFIFA competition record
  30. Marc WilmotsFIFA competition record
  31. O Jacques SongoFIFA competition record
  32. Sami Al-JaberFIFA competition record
  33. Mohamed Al-DeayeaFIFA competition record
  34. CafuFIFA competition record
  35. RonaldoFIFA competition record
  36. Oliver KahnFIFA competition record
  37. Kasey KellerFIFA competition record
  38. Claudio ReynaFIFA competition record
  39. Rigobert SongFIFA competition record
  40. Lee Woon-JaeFIFA competition record
  41. Fabio CannavaroFIFA competition record
  42. Thierry HenryFIFA competition record
  43. Yoshikatsu KawaguchiFIFA competition record
  44. Seigo NarazakiFIFA competition record
  45. Denis CanizaFIFA competition record
  46. Miroslav KloseFIFA competition record
  47. Iker CasillasFIFA competition record
  48. Xavi HernandezFIFA competition record
  49. Samuel EtooFIFA competition record
  50. Rafael MárquezFIFA competition record
  51. DaMarcus BeasleyFIFA competition record
World Cup squad lists
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Ranking of players by World Cup matches
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2014 World Cup match lineups
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