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List of players who have appeared in multiple FIFA World Cups

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

Contents

  • Tournaments 1
  • Matches 2
  • References 3
    • FIFA website 3.1

Tournaments

Team Player[n 1] In squad[n 2] Played[n 3] Tournaments References
 Mexico Carbajal, AntonioAntonio Carbajal 5 5 1950, 54, 58, 62, 66 [fp 1]
 Germany Matthäus, LotharLothar Matthäus 5 5 1982, 86, 90, 94, 98 [fp 2]
 Italy Buffon, GianluigiGianluigi Buffon 5 4 1998,[n 4] 2002, 06, 10, 14 [fp 3][fs 1][fl 1]
 Brazil CastilhoCarlos José Castilho 4 1 1950,[n 4] 54, 58,[n 4] 62[n 4] [fp 4][fs 2][fs 3][fs 4]
 Brazil Santos, NíltonNílton Santos 4 3 1950,[n 4] 54, 58, 62 [fp 5][fs 2]
 Brazil Santos, DjalmaDjalma Santos 4 4 1954, 58, 62, 66 [fp 6]
 Brazil Pelé 4 4 1958, 62, 66, 70 [fp 7]
 England Charlton, BobbyBobby Charlton 4 3 1958,[n 4] 62, 66, 70 [fp 8][fs 5]
 Germany Schnellinger, Karl-HeinzKarl-Heinz Schnellinger 4 4 1958, 62, 66, 70 [fp 9]
 Germany Seeler, UweUwe Seeler 4 4 1958, 62, 66, 70 [fp 10]
 Soviet Union Yashin, LevLev Yashin 4 3 1958, 62, 66, 70[n 4] [fp 11][fs 6]
 Uruguay Rocha, PedroPedro Rocha 4 4 1962, 66, 70, 74 [fp 12]
 Italy Albertosi, EnricoEnrico Albertosi 4 2 1962,[n 4] 66, 70, 74[n 4] [fp 13][fs 7][fs 8]
 Italy Rivera, GianniGianni Rivera 4 4 1962, 66, 70, 74 [fp 14]
 Bulgaria Zhechev, DobromirDobromir Zhechev 4 3 1962, 66, 70, 74[n 4] [fp 15][fs 9]
 Germany Maier, SeppSepp Maier 4 3 1966,[n 4] 70, 74, 78 [fp 16][fs 10]
 Italy Zoff, DinoDino Zoff 4 3 1970,[n 4] 74, 78, 82 [fp 17][fs 11]
 Poland Żmuda, WładysławWładysław Żmuda 4 4 1974, 78, 82, 86 [fp 18]
 Brazil Leão, ÉmersonÉmerson Leão 4 2 1970,[n 4] 74, 78, 86[n 4] [fp 19][fs 12][fs 13]
 Argentina Maradona, DiegoDiego Maradona 4 4 1982, 86, 90, 94 [fp 20]
 Italy Bergomi, GiuseppeGiuseppe Bergomi 4 4 1982, 86, 90, 98 [fp 21]
 Scotland Leighton, JimJim Leighton 4 3 1982,[n 4] 86, 90, 98 [fp 22][fs 14]
 Belgium Scifo, EnzoEnzo Scifo 4 4 1986, 90, 94, 98 [fp 23]
 Belgium Van Der Elst, FrankyFranky Van Der Elst 4 4 1986, 90, 94, 98 [fp 24]
 Spain Zubizarreta, AndoniAndoni Zubizarreta 4 4 1986, 90, 94, 98 [fp 25]
 South Korea HongHong Myung-Bo 4 4 1990, 94, 98, 2002 [fp 26]
 South Korea HwangHwang Sun-Hong 4 3 1990, 94, 98,[n 4] 2002 [fp 27][fs 15]
 Italy Maldini, PaoloPaolo Maldini 4 4 1990, 94, 98, 2002 [fp 28]
 Spain Hierro, FernandoFernando Hierro 4 3 1990,[n 4] 94, 98, 2002 [fp 29][fs 16]
 Belgium Wilmots, MarcMarc Wilmots 4 3 1990,[n 4] 94, 98, 2002 [fp 30][fs 17]
 Cameroon Songo'o, JacquesJacques Songo'o 4 2 1990,[n 4] 94, 98, 2002[n 4] [fp 31][fs 18][fs 19]
 Saudi Arabia Al-Jaber, SamiSami Al-Jaber 4 4 1994, 98, 2002, 06 [fp 32]
 Saudi Arabia Al-Deayea, MohamedMohamed 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 Kahn, OliverOliver Kahn 4 2 1994,[n 4] 98,[n 4] 2002, 06 [fp 36][fs 22][fs 23]
 United States Keller, KaseyKasey Keller 4 2 1990,[n 4] 98, 2002,[n 4] 06 [fp 37][fs 24][fs 25]
 United States Reyna, ClaudioClaudio Reyna 4 3 1994,[n 4] 98, 2002, 06 [fp 38][fs 26]
 Cameroon Song, RigobertRigobert Song 4 4 1994, 98, 2002, 10 [fp 39]
 South Korea LeeLee Woon-Jae 4 3 1994, 2002, 06, 10[n 4] [fp 40][fs 27]
 Italy Cannavaro, FabioFabio Cannavaro 4 4 1998, 2002, 06, 10 [fp 41]
 France Henry, ThierryThierry Henry 4 4 1998, 2002, 06, 10 [fp 42]
 Japan Kawaguchi, YoshikatsuYoshikatsu Kawaguchi 4 2 1998, 2002,[n 4] 06, 10[n 4] [fp 43][fs 28][fs 29]
 Japan Narazaki, SeigoSeigo Narazaki 4 1 1998,[n 4] 2002, 06,[n 4] 10[n 4] [fp 44][fs 30][fs 31][fs 29]
 Paraguay Caniza, DenisDenis Caniza 4 4 1998, 2002, 06, 10 [fp 45]
 Germany Klose, MiroslavMiroslav Klose 4 4 2002, 06, 10, 14 [fp 46][fs 32]
 Spain Casillas, IkerIker Casillas 4 4 2002, 06, 10, 14 [fp 47][fl 2]
 Spain XaviXavi Hernandez 4 4 2002, 06, 10, 14 [fp 48][fl 2]
 Cameroon Eto'o, SamuelSamuel Eto'o 4 4 1998, 2002, 10, 14 [fp 49][fl 3]
 Mexico Márquez, RafaelRafael Márquez 4 4 2002, 06, 10, 14 [fp 50][fl 3]
 United States Beasley, DaMarcusDaMarcus 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. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag 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 Matthäus, LotharLothar Matthäus 25 1982, 86, 90, 94, 98
 Germany Klose, MiroslavMiroslav Klose 24 2002, 06, 10, 14
 Italy Maldini, PaoloPaolo Maldini 23 1990, 94, 98, 2002
 Argentina Maradona, DiegoDiego Maradona 21 1982, 86, 90, 94
 Germany Seeler, UweUwe Seeler 21 1958, 62, 66, 70
 Poland Zmuda, WladyslawWladyslaw Zmuda 21 1974, 78, 82, 86
 Brazil Cafu 20 1994, 98, 2002, 06
 Germany Lahm, PhilipPhilip Lahm 20 2006, 10, 14
 Poland Lato, GrzegorzGrzegorz Lato 20 1974, 78, 82
 Germany Schweinsteiger, BastianBastian Schweinsteiger 20 2006, 10, 14
 Germany Mertesacker, PerPer Mertesacker 19 2006, 10, 14
 Brazil Ronaldo 19 1998, 2002, 06
 Germany Rummenigge, Karl-HeinzKarl-Heinz Rummenigge 19 1978, 82, 86
 Germany Vogts, BertiBerti Vogts 19 1970, 74, 78
 Germany Beckenbauer, FranzFranz Beckenbauer 18 1966, 70, 74
 Germany Berthold, ThomasThomas Berthold 18 1986, 90, 94
 Italy Cannavaro, FabioFabio Cannavaro 18 1998, 2002, 06, 10
 Brazil Dunga 18 1990, 94, 98
 Argentina Kempes, MarioMario Kempes 18 1974, 78, 82
 Germany Maier, SeppSepp Maier 18 1970, 74, 78
 Germany Overath, WolfgangWolfgang Overath 18 1966, 70, 74
 Italy Scirea, GaetanoGaetano Scirea 18 1978, 82, 86
 Brazil Taffarel, CláudioCláudio Taffarel 18 1990, 94, 98
 France Barthez, FabienFabien Barthez 17 1998, 2002, 06
 France Henry, ThierryThierry Henry 17 1998, 2002, 06, 10
 Germany Klinsmann, JuergenJuergen Klinsmann 17 1990, 94, 98
 Brazil Lúcio 17 2002, 06, 10
 Brazil Carlos, RobertoRoberto Carlos 17 1998, 2002, 06
 Germany Schnellinger, Karl-HeinzKarl-Heinz Schnellinger 17 1958, 62, 66, 70
 Belgium Scifo, EnzoEnzo Scifo 17 1986, 90, 94, 98
 Germany Littbarski, PierrePierre Littbarski 17 1982, 86, 90
 England Shilton, PeterPeter Shilton 17 1982, 86, 90
 Netherlands Sneijder, WesleyWesley Sneijder 17 2006, 10, 14
 Italy Zoff, DinoDino Zoff 17 1974, 78, 82
 Spain Casillas, IkerIker Casillas 17 2002, 06, 10, 14
 Italy Baggio, RobertoRoberto Baggio 16 1990, 94, 98
 Germany Brehme, AndreasAndreas Brehme 16 1986, 90, 94
 Belgium Ceulemans, JanJan Ceulemans 16 1982, 86, 90
 South Korea HongHong Myung-Bo 16 1990, 94, 98, 2002
 Brazil Jairzinho 16 1966, 70, 74
 Mexico Márquez, RafaelRafael Márquez 16 2002, 06, 10, 14
 Argentina Mascherano, JavierJavier Mascherano 16 2006, 10, 14
 Argentina Ruggeri, OscarOscar Ruggeri 16 1986, 90, 94
 Brazil Silva, GilbertoGilberto Silva 16 2002, 06, 10
 France Thuram, LilianLilian Thuram 16 1998, 2002, 06
 Netherlands van Persie, RobinRobin van Persie 16 2006, 10, 14
 Spain Zubizarreta, AndoniAndoni Zubizarreta 16 1986, 90, 94, 98
 Brazil Bebeto 15 1990, 94, 98
 Italy Bergomi, GiuseppeGiuseppe Bergomi 15 1982, 86, 90, 98
 Poland Boniek, ZbigniewZbigniew Boniek 15 1978, 82, 86
 France Bossis, MaximeMaxime Bossis 15 1978, 82, 86
 Brazil Didi 15 1954, 58, 62
 Netherlands Kuyt, DirkDirk Kuyt 15 2006, 10, 14
 Argentina Messi, LionelLionel Messi 15 2006, 10, 14
 Netherlands Robben, ArjenArjen Robben 15 2006, 10, 14
 Brazil Nilton Santos 15 1954, 58, 62
 Germany Podolski, LukasLukas Podolski 15 2006, 10, 14
 Brazil Rivelino 15 1970, 74, 78
 Germany Schäfer, HansHans Schäfer 15 1954, 58, 62
 Germany Voeller, RudiRudi Voeller 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.

References

FIFA website

Player profiles
  1. ^ Antonio Carbajal – FIFA competition record
  2. ^ Lothar Matthäus – FIFA competition record
  3. ^ Gianluigi Buffon – FIFA competition record
  4. ^ Castilho – FIFA competition record
  5. ^ Nílton Santos – FIFA competition record
  6. ^ Djalma Santos – FIFA competition record
  7. ^ Pelé – FIFA competition record
  8. ^ Bobby Charlton – FIFA competition record
  9. ^ Karl-Heinz Schnellinger – FIFA competition record
  10. ^ Uwe Seeler – FIFA competition record
  11. ^ Lev Yashin – FIFA competition record
  12. ^ Pedro Rocha – FIFA competition record
  13. ^ Enrico Albertosi – FIFA competition record
  14. ^ Gianni Rivera – FIFA competition record
  15. ^ Dobromir Zhechev – FIFA competition record
  16. ^ Sepp Maier – FIFA competition record
  17. ^ Dino Zoff – FIFA competition record
  18. ^ Władysław Żmuda – FIFA competition record
  19. ^ Leão – FIFA competition record
  20. ^ Diego Maradona – FIFA competition record
  21. ^ Giuseppe Bergomi – FIFA competition record
  22. ^ Jim Leighton – FIFA competition record
  23. ^ Enzo Scifo – FIFA competition record
  24. ^ Franky Van Der Elst – FIFA competition record
  25. ^ Andoni Zubizarreta – FIFA competition record
  26. ^ Hong Myung-Bo – FIFA competition record
  27. ^ Hwang Sun-Hong – FIFA competition record
  28. ^ Paolo Maldini – FIFA competition record
  29. ^ Fernando Hierro – FIFA competition record
  30. ^ Marc Wilmots – FIFA competition record
  31. ^ O Jacques Songo – FIFA competition record
  32. ^ Sami Al-Jaber – FIFA competition record
  33. ^ Mohamed Al-Deayea – FIFA competition record
  34. ^ Cafu – FIFA competition record
  35. ^ Ronaldo – FIFA competition record
  36. ^ Oliver Kahn – FIFA competition record
  37. ^ Kasey Keller – FIFA competition record
  38. ^ Claudio Reyna – FIFA competition record
  39. ^ Rigobert Song – FIFA competition record
  40. ^ Lee Woon-Jae – FIFA competition record
  41. ^ Fabio Cannavaro – FIFA competition record
  42. ^ Thierry Henry – FIFA competition record
  43. ^ Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi – FIFA competition record
  44. ^ Seigo Narazaki – FIFA competition record
  45. ^ Denis Caniza – FIFA competition record
  46. ^ Miroslav Klose – FIFA competition record
  47. ^ Iker Casillas – FIFA competition record
  48. ^ Xavi Hernandez – FIFA competition record
  49. ^ Samuel Etoo – FIFA competition record
  50. ^ Rafael Márquez – FIFA competition record
  51. ^ DaMarcus Beasley – FIFA competition record
World Cup squad lists
  1. ^ "Italy 1998". 
  2. ^ a b "Brazil 1950". 
  3. ^ "Brazil 1958". 
  4. ^ "Brazil 1962". 
  5. ^ "England 1958". 
  6. ^ "Soviet Union 1970". 
  7. ^ "Italy 1962". 
  8. ^ "Italy 1974". 
  9. ^ "Bulgaria 1974". 
  10. ^ "FR Germany 1966". 
  11. ^ "Italy 1970". 
  12. ^ "Brazil 1970". 
  13. ^ "Brazil 1986". 
  14. ^ "Scotland 1982". 
  15. ^ "Korea Rep 1998". 
  16. ^ "Spain 1990". 
  17. ^ "Belgium 1990". 
  18. ^ "Cameroon 1990". 
  19. ^ "Cameroon 2002". 
  20. ^ "Saudi Arabia 2006". 
  21. ^ "Brazil 1994". 
  22. ^ "Germany 1994". 
  23. ^ "Germany 1998". 
  24. ^ "USA 1990". 
  25. ^ "USA 2002". 
  26. ^ "USA 1994". 
  27. ^ "Korea Rep 2010". 
  28. ^ "Japan 2002". 
  29. ^ a b "Japan 2010". 
  30. ^ "Japan 1998". 
  31. ^ "Japan 2006". 
  32. ^ "Germany 2014". 
Ranking of players by World Cup matches
  1. ^ "FIFA World Cup Record: Players". FIFA.com. Retrieved 2014-06-21. 
2014 World Cup match lineups
  1. ^ "Italy v Costa Rica". 
  2. ^ a b "Netherlands v Spain". 
  3. ^ a b "Mexico v Cameroon". 
  4. ^ "Ghana v USA". 
Tournaments


Qualification
Finals
Squads
Seedings
Broadcasters
Bids
Statistics
Miscellaneous
Notes: There was no qualification for the 1930 World Cup as places were given by invitation only. In 1950, there was no final; the article is about the decisive match of the final group stage.
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