List of players who have appeared in multiple FIFA World Cups

Lothar Matthäus is the player with the most games played at the FIFA World Cup, and one of only three along with the Mexicans Antonio Carbajal and Rafael Márquez to have entered the field in five different tournaments. Additionally, Matthäus, Carbajal, Márquez and Gianluigi Buffon are the only players to have made the final squad for 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^{[n 4]}	References
Mexico	Antonio Carbajal	5	5	1950, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1966	^{[fp 1]}
Germany	Lothar Matthäus	5	5	1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998	^{[fp 2]}
Mexico	Rafael Márquez	5	5	2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018	^{[fp 3]}^{[fl 1]}
Italy	Gianluigi Buffon	5	4	(1998), 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014	^{[fp 4]}^{[fs 1]}
Saudi Arabia	Sami Al-Jaber	4	4	1994, 1998, 2002, 2006	^{[fp 5]}
United States	DaMarcus Beasley	4	4	2002, 2006, 2010, 2014	^{[fp 6]}
Switzerland	Valon Behrami	4	4	2006, 2010, 2014, 2018	^{[fp 7]}^{[fl 2]}
Italy	Giuseppe Bergomi	4	4	1982, 1986, 1990, 1998	^{[fp 8]}
Brazil	Cafu	4	4	1994, 1998, 2002, 2006	^{[fp 9]}
Australia	Tim Cahill	4	4	2006, 2010, 2014, 2018	^{[fp 10]}^{[fl 3]}
Paraguay	Denis Caniza	4	4	1998, 2002, 2006, 2010	^{[fp 11]}
Italy	Fabio Cannavaro	4	4	1998, 2002, 2006, 2010	^{[fp 12]}
Spain	Iker Casillas	4	4	2002, 2006, 2010, 2014	^{[fp 13]}
Cameroon	Samuel Eto'o	4	4	1998, 2002, 2010, 2014	^{[fp 14]}
Mexico	Andrés Guardado	4	4	2006, 2010, 2014, 2018	^{[fp 15]}^{[fl 4]}
France	Thierry Henry	4	4	1998, 2002, 2006, 2010	^{[fp 16]}
Spain	Xavi Hernandez	4	4	2002, 2006, 2010, 2014	^{[fp 17]}
South Korea	Hong Myung-Bo	4	4	1990, 1994, 1998, 2002	^{[fp 18]}
Spain	Andrés Iniesta	4	4	2006, 2010, 2014, 2018	^{[fp 19]}^{[fs 2]}
Germany	Miroslav Klose	4	4	2002, 2006, 2010, 2014	^{[fp 20]}
Italy	Paolo Maldini	4	4	1990, 1994, 1998, 2002	^{[fp 21]}
Argentina	Diego Maradona	4	4	1982, 1986, 1990, 1994	^{[fp 22]}
Argentina	Javier Mascherano	4	4	2006, 2010, 2014, 2018	^{[fp 23]}^{[fl 5]}
Argentina	Lionel Messi	4	4	2006, 2010, 2014, 2018	^{[fp 24]}^{[fl 5]}
Brazil	Pelé	4	4	1958, 1962, 1966, 1970	^{[fp 25]}
Spain	Sergio Ramos	4	4	2006, 2010, 2014, 2018	^{[fp 26]}^{[fs 2]}
Italy	Gianni Rivera	4	4	1962, 1966, 1970, 1974	^{[fp 27]}
Uruguay	Pedro Rocha	4	4	1962, 1966, 1970, 1974	^{[fp 28]}
Portugal	Cristiano Ronaldo	4	4	2006, 2010, 2014, 2018	^{[fp 29]}^{[fs 2]}
Brazil	Djalma Santos	4	4	1954, 1958, 1962, 1966	^{[fp 30]}
Germany	Karl-Heinz Schnellinger	4	4	1958, 1962, 1966, 1970	^{[fp 31]}
Belgium	Enzo Scifo	4	4	1986, 1990, 1994, 1998	^{[fp 32]}
Germany	Uwe Seeler	4	4	1958, 1962, 1966, 1970	^{[fp 33]}
Cameroon	Rigobert Song	4	4	1994, 1998, 2002, 2010	^{[fp 34]}
Belgium	Franky Van Der Elst	4	4	1986, 1990, 1994, 1998	^{[fp 35]}
Poland	Władysław Żmuda	4	4	1974, 1978, 1982, 1986	^{[fp 36]}
Spain	Andoni Zubizarreta	4	4	1986, 1990, 1994, 1998	^{[fp 37]}
Saudi Arabia	Mohamed Al-Deayea	4	3	1994, 1998, 2002, (2006)	^{[fp 38]}^{[fs 3]}
England	Bobby Charlton	4	3	(1958), 1962, 1966, 1970	^{[fp 39]}^{[fs 4]}
Spain	Fernando Hierro	4	3	(1990), 1994, 1998, 2002	^{[fp 40]}^{[fs 5]}
South Korea	Hwang Sun-Hong	4	3	1990, 1994, (1998), 2002	^{[fp 41]}^{[fs 6]}
South Korea	Lee Woon-Jae	4	3	1994, 2002, 2006, (2010)	^{[fp 42]}^{[fs 7]}
Scotland	Jim Leighton	4	3	(1982), 1986, 1990, 1998	^{[fp 43]}^{[fs 8]}
Germany	Sepp Maier	4	3	(1966), 1970, 1974, 1978	^{[fp 44]}^{[fs 9]}
United States	Claudio Reyna	4	3	(1994), 1998, 2002, 2006	^{[fp 45]}^{[fs 10]}
Brazil	Ronaldo	4	3	(1994), 1998, 2002, 2006	^{[fp 46]}^{[fs 11]}
Brazil	Nílton Santos	4	3	(1950), 1954, 1958, 1962	^{[fp 47]}^{[fs 12]}
Belgium	Marc Wilmots	4	3	(1990), 1994, 1998, 2002	^{[fp 48]}^{[fs 13]}
Soviet Union	Lev Yashin	4	3	1958, 1962, 1966, (1970)	^{[fp 49]}^{[fs 14]}
Bulgaria	Dobromir Zhechev	4	3	1962, 1966, 1970, (1974)	^{[fp 50]}^{[fs 15]}
Italy	Dino Zoff	4	3	(1970), 1974, 1978, 1982	^{[fp 51]}^{[fs 16]}
Italy	Enrico Albertosi	4	2	(1962), 1966, 1970, (1974)	^{[fp 52]}^{[fs 17]}^{[fs 18]}
Germany	Oliver Kahn	4	2	(1994), (1998), 2002, 2006	^{[fp 53]}^{[fs 19]}^{[fs 20]}
Japan	Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi	4	2	1998, (2002), 2006, (2010)	^{[fp 54]}^{[fs 21]}^{[fs 22]}
United States	Kasey Keller	4	2	(1990), 1998, (2002), 2006	^{[fp 55]}^{[fs 23]}^{[fs 24]}
Brazil	Émerson Leão	4	2	(1970), 1974, 1978, (1986)	^{[fp 56]}^{[fs 25]}^{[fs 26]}
Australia	Mark Milligan	4	2	(2006), (2010), 2014, 2018	^{[fp 57]}
Mexico	Guillermo Ochoa	4	2	(2006), (2010), 2014, 2018	^{[fp 58]}
Cameroon	Jacques Songo'o	4	2	(1990), 1994, 1998, (2002)	^{[fp 59]}^{[fs 27]}^{[fs 28]}
Brazil	Carlos José Castilho	4	1	(1950), 1954, (1958), (1962)	^{[fp 60]}^{[fs 12]}^{[fs 29]}^{[fs 30]}
Japan	Seigo Narazaki	4	1	(1998), 2002, (2006), (2010)	^{[fp 61]}^{[fs 31]}^{[fs 32]}^{[fs 22]}
Spain	Pepe Reina	4	1	(2006), (2010), 2014, (2018)	^{[fp 62]}

↑ Name in bold indicates a player still active at international level.
↑ Number of finals tournaments in which the player was part of the squad.
↑ Number of finals tournaments in which the player played in at least one match.
↑ Years in brackets indicate that the player 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, 02
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, 02, 06
Germany	Philipp Lahm	20	2006, 10, 14
Poland	Grzegorz Lato	20	1974, 78, 82
Argentina	Javier Mascherano	20	2006, 10, 14, 18
Germany	Bastian Schweinsteiger	20	2006, 10, 14
Mexico	Rafael Márquez	19	2002, 06, 10, 14, 18
Germany	Per Mertesacker	19	2006, 10, 14
Argentina	Lionel Messi	19	2006, 10, 14, 18
Germany	Wolfgang Overath	19	1966, 70, 74
Brazil	Ronaldo	19	1998, 02, 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, 02, 06, 10
Brazil	Dunga	18	1990, 94, 98
Argentina	Mario Kempes	18	1974, 78, 82
Germany	Pierre Littbarski	18	1982, 86, 90
Germany	Sepp Maier	18	1970, 74, 78
Italy	Gaetano Scirea	18	1978, 82, 86
Brazil	Cláudio Taffarel	18	1990, 94, 98
France	Fabien Barthez	17	1998, 02, 06
Spain	Iker Casillas	17	2002, 06, 10, 14
France	Thierry Henry	17	1998, 02, 06, 10
Germany	Jürgen Klinsmann	17	1990, 94, 98
Brazil	Lúcio	17	2002, 06, 10
Spain	Sergio Ramos	17	2006, 10, 14, 18
Brazil	Roberto Carlos	17	1998, 02, 06
Portugal	Cristiano Ronaldo	17	2006, 10, 14, 18
Germany	Karl-Heinz Schnellinger	17	1958, 62, 66, 70
Belgium	Enzo Scifo	17	1986, 90, 94, 98
England	Peter Shilton	17	1982, 86, 90
Netherlands	Wesley Sneijder	17	2006, 10, 14
Netherlands	Robin van Persie	17	2006, 10, 14
Italy	Dino Zoff	17	1974, 78, 82
Italy	Roberto Baggio	16	1990, 94, 98
Italy	Giuseppe Bergomi	16	1982, 86, 90, 98
Poland	Zbigniew Boniek	16	1978, 82, 86
Germany	Andreas Brehme	16	1986, 90, 94
Belgium	Jan Ceulemans	16	1982, 86, 90
Brazil	Jairzinho	16	1966, 70, 74
Germany	Mesut Özil	16	2010, 14, 18
Germany	Thomas Müller	16	2010, 14, 18
Uruguay	Fernando Muslera	16	2010, 14, 18
Germany	Manuel Neuer	16	2010, 14, 18
Argentina	Oscar Ruggeri	16	1986, 90, 94
Brazil	Gilberto Silva	16	2002, 06, 10
France	Lilian Thuram	16	1998, 02, 06
Spain	Andoni Zubizarreta	16	1986, 90, 94, 98
Belgium	Franky Van der Elst	16	1986, 90, 94, 98
South Korea	Hong Myung-Bo	16	1990, 94, 98, 02
Brazil	Bebeto	15	1990, 94, 98
France	Maxime Bossis	15	1978, 82, 86
Brazil	Didi	15	1954, 58, 62
Netherlands	Dirk Kuyt	15	2006, 10, 14
Brazil	Nílton Santos	15	1954, 58, 62
Germany	Lukas Podolski	15	2006, 10, 14
Netherlands	Arjen Robben	15	2006, 10, 14
Brazil	Rivellino	15	1970, 74, 78
Germany	Hans Schäfer	15	1954, 58, 62
Germany	Rudi Völler	15	1986, 90, 94
Spain	Xavi Hernandez	15	2002, 06, 10, 14

↑ Name in bold indicates a player still active in international football.
↑ Number of finals matches the player entered the field, not counting those as an unused substitute.

References

FIFA website

Player profiles

↑ Antonio Carbajal – FIFA competition record (archive)
↑ Lothar Matthäus – FIFA competition record (archive)
↑ Rafael Márquez – FIFA competition record (archive)
↑ Gianluigi Buffon – FIFA competition record (archive)
↑ Sami Al-Jaber – FIFA competition record (archive)
↑ DaMarcus Beasley – FIFA competition record (archive)
↑ Valon Behrami – FIFA competition record (archive)
↑ Giuseppe Bergomi – FIFA competition record (archive)
↑ Cafu – FIFA competition record (archive)
↑ Tim Cahill – FIFA competition record (archive)
↑ Denis Caniza – FIFA competition record (archive)
↑ Fabio Cannavaro – FIFA competition record (archive)
↑ Iker Casillas – FIFA competition record (archive)
↑ Samuel Etoo – FIFA competition record (archive)
↑ Andrés Guardado – FIFA competition record (archive)
↑ Thierry Henry – FIFA competition record (archive)
↑ Xavi Hernandez – FIFA competition record (archive)
↑ Hong Myung-Bo – FIFA competition record (archive)
↑ Andrés Iniesta – FIFA competition record (archive)
↑ Miroslav Klose – FIFA competition record (archive)
↑ Paolo Maldini – FIFA competition record (archive)
↑ Diego Maradona – FIFA competition record (archive)
↑ Javier Mascherano – FIFA competition record (archive)
↑ Lionel Messi – FIFA competition record (archive)
↑ Pelé – FIFA competition record (archive)
↑ Sergio Ramos – FIFA competition record (archive)
↑ Gianni Rivera – FIFA competition record (archive)
↑ Pedro Rocha – FIFA competition record (archive)
↑ Cristiano Ronaldo – FIFA competition record (archive)
↑ Djalma Santos – FIFA competition record (archive)
↑ Karl-Heinz Schnellinger – FIFA competition record (archive)
↑ Enzo Scifo – FIFA competition record (archive)
↑ Uwe Seeler – FIFA competition record (archive)
↑ Rigobert Song – FIFA competition record (archive)
↑ Franky Van Der Elst – FIFA competition record (archive)
↑ Władysław Żmuda – FIFA competition record (archive)
↑ Andoni Zubizarreta – FIFA competition record (archive)
↑ Mohamed Al-Deayea – FIFA competition record (archive)
↑ Bobby Charlton – FIFA competition record (archive)
↑ Fernando Hierro – FIFA competition record (archive)
↑ Hwang Sun-Hong – FIFA competition record (archive)
↑ Lee Woon-Jae – FIFA competition record (archive)
↑ Jim Leighton – FIFA competition record (archive)
↑ Sepp Maier – FIFA competition record (archive)
↑ Claudio Reyna – FIFA competition record (archive)
↑ Ronaldo – FIFA competition record (archive)
↑ Nílton Santos – FIFA competition record (archive)
↑ Marc Wilmots – FIFA competition record (archive)
↑ Lev Yashin – FIFA competition record (archive)
↑ Dobromir Zhechev – FIFA competition record (archive)
↑ Dino Zoff – FIFA competition record (archive)
↑ Enrico Albertosi – FIFA competition record (archive)
↑ Oliver Kahn – FIFA competition record (archive)
↑ Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi – FIFA competition record (archive)
↑ Kasey Keller – FIFA competition record (archive)
↑ Leão – FIFA competition record (archive)
↑ Mark Milligan – FIFA competition record (archive)
↑ Guillermo Ochoa – FIFA competition record (archive)
↑ O Jacques Songo – FIFA competition record (archive)
↑ Castilho – FIFA competition record (archive)
↑ Seigo Narazaki – FIFA competition record (archive)
↑ Pepe Reina – FIFA competition record (archive)

World Cup squad lists

Ranking of players by World Cup matches

↑ "FIFA World Cup Record: Players". FIFA.com. Retrieved 2014-06-21.

2018 World Cup match lineups

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[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.

[105] Name in bold indicates a player still active in international football.

[106] Number of finals matches the player entered the field, not counting those as an unused substitute.

[5] Antonio Carbajal – FIFA competition record (archive)

[6] Lothar Matthäus – FIFA competition record (archive)

[7] Rafael Márquez – FIFA competition record (archive)

[9] Gianluigi Buffon – FIFA competition record (archive)

[11] Sami Al-Jaber – FIFA competition record (archive)

[12] DaMarcus Beasley – FIFA competition record (archive)

[13] Valon Behrami – FIFA competition record (archive)

[15] Giuseppe Bergomi – FIFA competition record (archive)

[16] Cafu – FIFA competition record (archive)

[17] Tim Cahill – FIFA competition record (archive)

[19] Denis Caniza – FIFA competition record (archive)

[20] Fabio Cannavaro – FIFA competition record (archive)

[21] Iker Casillas – FIFA competition record (archive)

[22] Samuel Etoo – FIFA competition record (archive)

[23] Andrés Guardado – FIFA competition record (archive)

[25] Thierry Henry – FIFA competition record (archive)

[26] Xavi Hernandez – FIFA competition record (archive)

[27] Hong Myung-Bo – FIFA competition record (archive)

[28] Andrés Iniesta – FIFA competition record (archive)

[30] Miroslav Klose – FIFA competition record (archive)

[31] Paolo Maldini – FIFA competition record (archive)

[32] Diego Maradona – FIFA competition record (archive)

[33] Javier Mascherano – FIFA competition record (archive)

[35] Lionel Messi – FIFA competition record (archive)

[36] Pelé – FIFA competition record (archive)

[37] Sergio Ramos – FIFA competition record (archive)

[38] Gianni Rivera – FIFA competition record (archive)

[39] Pedro Rocha – FIFA competition record (archive)

[40] Cristiano Ronaldo – FIFA competition record (archive)

[41] Djalma Santos – FIFA competition record (archive)

[42] Karl-Heinz Schnellinger – FIFA competition record (archive)

[43] Enzo Scifo – FIFA competition record (archive)

[44] Uwe Seeler – FIFA competition record (archive)

[45] Rigobert Song – FIFA competition record (archive)

[46] Franky Van Der Elst – FIFA competition record (archive)

[47] Władysław Żmuda – FIFA competition record (archive)

[48] Andoni Zubizarreta – FIFA competition record (archive)

[49] Mohamed Al-Deayea – FIFA competition record (archive)

[51] Bobby Charlton – FIFA competition record (archive)

[53] Fernando Hierro – FIFA competition record (archive)

[55] Hwang Sun-Hong – FIFA competition record (archive)

[57] Lee Woon-Jae – FIFA competition record (archive)

[59] Jim Leighton – FIFA competition record (archive)

[61] Sepp Maier – FIFA competition record (archive)

[63] Claudio Reyna – FIFA competition record (archive)

[65] Ronaldo – FIFA competition record (archive)

[67] Nílton Santos – FIFA competition record (archive)

[69] Marc Wilmots – FIFA competition record (archive)

[71] Lev Yashin – FIFA competition record (archive)

[73] Dobromir Zhechev – FIFA competition record (archive)

[75] Dino Zoff – FIFA competition record (archive)

[77] Enrico Albertosi – FIFA competition record (archive)

[80] Oliver Kahn – FIFA competition record (archive)

[83] Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi – FIFA competition record (archive)

[86] Kasey Keller – FIFA competition record (archive)

[89] Leão – FIFA competition record (archive)

[92] Mark Milligan – FIFA competition record (archive)

[93] Guillermo Ochoa – FIFA competition record (archive)

[94] O Jacques Songo – FIFA competition record (archive)

[97] Castilho – FIFA competition record (archive)

[100] Seigo Narazaki – FIFA competition record (archive)

[103] Pepe Reina – FIFA competition record (archive)

[10] "Italy 1998".

[pvs-29] 1 2 3 "Portugal v Spain 2018".

[50] "Saudi Arabia 2006".

[52] "England 1958".

[54] "Spain 1990".

[56] "Korea Rep 1998".

[58] "Korea Rep 2010".

[60] "Scotland 1982".

[62] "FR Germany 1966".

[64] "USA 1994".

[66] "Brazil 1994".

[bra1950-68] 1 2 "Brazil 1950".

[70] "Belgium 1990".

[72] "Soviet Union 1970".

[74] "Bulgaria 1974".

[76] "Italy 1970".

[78] "Italy 1962".

[79] "Italy 1974".

[81] "Germany 1994".

[82] "Germany 1998".

[84] "Japan 2002".

[jpn2010-85] 1 2 "Japan 2010".

[87] "USA 1990".

[88] "USA 2002".

[90] "Brazil 1970".

[91] "Brazil 1986".

[95] "Cameroon 1990".

[96] "Cameroon 2002".

[98] "Brazil 1958".

[99] "Brazil 1962".

[101] "Japan 1998".

[102] "Japan 2006".

[104] "FIFA World Cup Record: Players". FIFA.com. Retrieved 2014-06-21.

[mex-8] "Mexico vs. Germany 2018".

[14] "Brazil v Switzerland".

[18] "Australia v Peru".

[esp-nth-24] "Mexico v Germany".

[arg-34] 1 2 "Argentina v Iceland 2018".

FIFA World Cup
Tournaments	Uruguay 1930 Italy 1934 France 1938 Brazil 1950 Switzerland 1954 Sweden 1958 Chile 1962 England 1966 Mexico 1970 West Germany 1974 Argentina 1978 Spain 1982 Mexico 1986 Italy 1990 United States 1994 France 1998 South Korea–Japan 2002 Germany 2006 South Africa 2010 Brazil 2014 Russia 2018 Qatar 2022 Canada–Mexico–United States 2026 2030 2034
Qualification	1930 1934 1938 1950 1954 1958 1962 1966 1970 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018
Finals	1930 1934 1938 1950 1954 1958 1962 1966 1970 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018
Squads	1930 1934 1938 1950 1954 1958 1962 1966 1970 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018
Seedings	1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018
Broadcasters	1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018
Bids	2014 2018 and 2022 2026 2030
Statistics	2002 2006 2010 2014 2018
Disciplinary record	1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018
Team appearances	AFC CAF CONCACAF CONMEBOL OFC UEFA Teams with no appearances
Overall records	All-time table Goalscorers top goalscorers finals goalscorers hat-tricks own goals Penalty shoot-outs Player appearances Red cards Referees Winners
Miscellaneous	Openings Stadiums Awards Balls Economics Final draw History Hosts Mascots Official films Official anthems & songs Organisers Trophy Video games
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.

List of players who have appeared in multiple FIFA World Cups

Tournaments

Matches

See also

References

FIFA website