# List of players who have appeared in the most FIFA World Cups

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.
| Rank | Team | Player | Matches | Tournaments |
| 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 |
| 6 | West Germany | Uwe Seeler | 21 | 1958, 1962, 1966, 1970 |
| 6 | Poland | Władysław Żmuda | 21 | 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986 |
| 9 | Brazil | Cafu | 20 | 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006 |
| 9 | Germany | Philipp Lahm | 20 | 2006, 2010, 2014 |
| 9 | Poland | Grzegorz Lato | 20 | 1974, 1978, 1982 |
| 9 | France | Hugo Lloris | 20 | 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022 |
| 9 | Argentina | Javier Mascherano | 20 | 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018 |
| 9 | Germany | Bastian Schweinsteiger | 20 | 2006, 2010, 2014 |
| 15 | France | Antoine Griezmann | 19 | 2014, 2018, 2022 |
| 15 | Mexico | Rafael Márquez | 19 | 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018 |
| 15 | Germany | Per Mertesacker | 19 | 2006, 2010, 2014 |
| 15 | Croatia | Luka Modrić | 19 | 2006, 2014, 2018, 2022 |
| 15 | Germany | Thomas Müller | 19 | 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022 |
| 15 | Germany | Manuel Neuer | 19 | 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022 |
| 15 | West Germany | Wolfgang Overath | 19 | 1966, 1970, 1974 |
| 15 | Brazil | Ronaldo | 19 | 1998, 2002, 2006 |
| 15 | West Germany | Karl-Heinz Rummenigge | 19 | 1978, 1982, 1986 |
| 15 | West Germany | Berti Vogts | 19 | 1970, 1974, 1978 |
| 25 | West Germany | Franz Beckenbauer | 18 | 1966, 1970, 1974 |
| 25 | Germany | Thomas Berthold | 18 | 1986, 1990, 1994 |
| 25 | Italy | Antonio Cabrini | 18 | 1978, 1982, 1986 |
| 25 | Italy | Fabio Cannavaro | 18 | 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010 |
| 25 | Argentina | Ángel Di María | 18 | 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022 |
| 25 | Brazil | Dunga | 18 | 1990, 1994, 1998 |
| 25 | France | Olivier Giroud | 18 | 2014, 2018, 2022 |
| 25 | Argentina | Mario Kempes | 18 | 1974, 1978, 1982 |
| 25 | West Germany | Pierre Littbarski | 18 | 1982, 1986, 1990 |
| 25 | West Germany | Sepp Maier | 18 | 1970, 1974, 1978 |
| 25 | Italy | Gaetano Scirea | 18 | 1978, 1982, 1986 |
| 25 | Brazil | Cláudio Taffarel | 18 | 1990, 1994, 1998 |
| 25 | France | Raphaël Varane | 18 | 2014, 2018, 2022 |
| 38 | France | Fabien Barthez | 17 | 1998, 2002, 2006 |
| 38 | Spain | Sergio Busquets | 17 | 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022 |
| 38 | Brazil | Roberto Carlos | 17 | 1998, 2002, 2006 |
| 38 | Spain | Iker Casillas | 17 | 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014 |
| 38 | Uruguay | Edinson Cavani | 17 | 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022 |
| 38 | France | Thierry Henry | 17 | 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010 |
| 38 | Germany | Jürgen Klinsmann | 17 | 1990, 1994, 1998 |
| 38 | Brazil | Lúcio | 17 | 2002, 2006, 2010 |
| 38 | Croatia | Ivan Perišić | 17 | 2014, 2018, 2022 |
| 38 | Spain | Sergio Ramos | 17 | 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018 |
| 38 | West Germany | Karl-Heinz Schnellinger | 17 | 1958, 1962, 1966, 1970 |
| 38 | Belgium | Enzo Scifo | 17 | 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998 |
| 38 | England | Peter Shilton | 17 | 1982, 1986, 1990 |
| 38 | Netherlands | Wesley Sneijder | 17 | 2006, 2010, 2014 |
| 38 | Netherlands | Robin van Persie | 17 | 2006, 2010, 2014 |
| 38 | Italy | Dino Zoff | 17 | 1974, 1978, 1982 |
| 54 | Italy | Roberto Baggio | 16 | 1990, 1994, 1998 |
| 54 | Italy | Giuseppe Bergomi | 16 | 1982, 1986, 1990, 1998 |
| 54 | Poland | Zbigniew Boniek | 16 | 1978, 1982, 1986 |
| 54 | Germany | Andreas Brehme | 16 | 1986, 1990, 1994 |
| 54 | Belgium | Jan Ceulemans | 16 | 1982, 1986, 1990 |
| 54 | Uruguay | Diego Godín | 16 | 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022 |
| 54 | South Korea | Hong Myung-bo | 16 | 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002 |
| 54 | Brazil | Jairzinho | 16 | 1966, 1970, 1974 |
| 54 | Croatia | Dejan Lovren | 16 | 2014, 2018, 2022 |
| 54 | Uruguay | Fernando Muslera | 16 | 2010, 2014, 2018 |
| 54 | Germany | Mesut Özil | 16 | 2010, 2014, 2018 |
| 54 | Argentina | Oscar Ruggeri | 16 | 1986, 1990, 1994 |
| 54 | Brazil | Gilberto Silva | 16 | 2002, 2006, 2010 |
| 54 | Uruguay | Luis Suárez | 16 | 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022 |
| 54 | France | Lilian Thuram | 16 | 1998, 2002, 2006 |
| 54 | Spain | Andoni Zubizarreta | 16 | 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998 |
| 70 | Brazil | Bebeto | 15 | 1990, 1994, 1998 |
| 70 | France | Maxime Bossis | 15 | 1978, 1982, 1986 |
| 70 | Belgium | Thibaut Courtois | 15 | 2014, 2018, 2022 |
| 70 | Brazil | Didi | 15 | 1954, 1958, 1962 |
| 70 | Croatia | Mateo Kovačić | 15 | 2014, 2018, 2022 |
| 70 | Netherlands | Dirk Kuyt | 15 | 2006, 2010, 2014 |
| 70 | Japan | Yuto Nagatomo | 15 | 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022 |
| 70 | Brazil | Nílton Santos | 15 | 1954, 1958, 1962 |
| 70 | Germany | Lukas Podolski | 15 | 2006, 2010, 2014 |
| 70 | Brazil | Rivellino | 15 | 1970, 1974, 1978 |
| 70 | Netherlands | Arjen Robben | 15 | 2006, 2010, 2014 |
| 70 | West Germany | Hans Schäfer | 15 | 1954, 1958, 1962 |
| 70 | Brazil | Thiago Silva | 15 | 2014, 2018, 2022 |
| 70 | Germany | Rudi Völler | 15 | 1986, 1990, 1994 |
| 70 | Spain | Xavi | 15 | 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014 |
* ↑ 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.
* ↑ 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 | In squad | Played | Tournaments |
| Mexico | Antonio Carbajal | 5 | 5 | 1950, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1966 |
| Mexico | Andrés Guardado | 5 | 5 | 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022 |
| Germany | Lothar Matthäus | 5 | 5 | 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998 |
| Mexico | Rafael Márquez | 5 | 5 | 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018 |
| Argentina | Lionel Messi | 5 | 5 | 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022 |
| Portugal | Cristiano Ronaldo | 5 | 5 | 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022 |
| Italy | Gianluigi Buffon | 5 | 4 | (1998), 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014 |
| Mexico | Guillermo Ochoa | 5 | 3 | (2006), (2010), 2014, 2018, 2022 |
| Saudi Arabia | Sami Al-Jaber | 4 | 4 | 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006 |
| United States | DaMarcus Beasley | 4 | 4 | 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014 |
| Switzerland | Valon Behrami | 4 | 4 | 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018 |
| Italy | Giuseppe Bergomi | 4 | 4 | 1982, 1986, 1990, 1998 |
| Spain | Sergio Busquets | 4 | 4 | 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022 |
| Uruguay | Martín Cáceres | 4 | 4 | 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022 |
| Brazil | Cafu | 4 | 4 | 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006 |
| Australia | Tim Cahill | 4 | 4 | 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018 |
| Paraguay | Denis Caniza | 4 | 4 | 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010 |
| Italy | Fabio Cannavaro | 4 | 4 | 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010 |
| Spain | Iker Casillas | 4 | 4 | 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014 |
| Uruguay | Edinson Cavani | 4 | 4 | 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022 |
| Argentina | Ángel Di María | 4 | 4 | 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022 |
| Cameroon | Samuel Eto'o | 4 | 4 | 1998, 2002, 2010, 2014 |
| Uruguay | Diego Godín | 4 | 4 | 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022 |
| France | Thierry Henry | 4 | 4 | 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010 |
| Spain | Xavi | 4 | 4 | 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014 |
| South Korea | Hong Myung-bo | 4 | 4 | 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002 |
| Spain | Andrés Iniesta | 4 | 4 | 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018 |
| Germany | Miroslav Klose | 4 | 4 | 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014 |
| France | Hugo Lloris | 4 | 4 | 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022 |
| Italy | Paolo Maldini | 4 | 4 | 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002 |
| Argentina | Diego Maradona | 4 | 4 | 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994 |
| Argentina | Javier Mascherano | 4 | 4 | 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018 |
| Croatia | Luka Modrić | 4 | 4 | 2006, 2014, 2018, 2022 |
| Mexico | Héctor Moreno | 4 | 4 | 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022 |
| Germany | Thomas Müller | 4 | 4 | 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022 |
| Japan | Yuto Nagatomo | 4 | 4 | 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022 |
| Germany | Manuel Neuer | 4 | 4 | 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022 |
| Brazil | Pelé | 4 | 4 | 1958, 1962, 1966, 1970 |
| Portugal | Pepe | 4 | 4 | 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022 |
| Spain | Sergio Ramos | 4 | 4 | 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018 |
| Italy | Gianni Rivera | 4 | 4 | 1962, 1966, 1970, 1974 |
| Uruguay | Pedro Rocha | 4 | 4 | 1962, 1966, 1970, 1974 |
| Brazil | Djalma Santos | 4 | 4 | 1954, 1958, 1962, 1966 |
| West Germany | Karl-Heinz Schnellinger | 4 | 4 | 1958, 1962, 1966, 1970 |
| Belgium | Enzo Scifo | 4 | 4 | 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998 |
| West Germany | Uwe Seeler | 4 | 4 | 1958, 1962, 1966, 1970 |
| Switzerland | Xherdan Shaqiri | 4 | 4 | 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022 |
| Cameroon | Rigobert Song | 4 | 4 | 1994, 1998, 2002, 2010 |
| Uruguay | Luis Suárez | 4 | 4 | 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022 |
| Belgium | Franky Van der Elst | 4 | 4 | 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998 |
| Poland | Władysław Żmuda | 4 | 4 | 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986 |
| Spain | Andoni Zubizarreta | 4 | 4 | 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998 |
| Saudi Arabia | Mohamed Al-Deayea | 4 | 3 | 1994, 1998, 2002, (2006) |
| England | Bobby Charlton | 4 | 3 | (1958), 1962, 1966, 1970 |
| Spain | Fernando Hierro | 4 | 3 | (1990), 1994, 1998, 2002 |
| South Korea | Hwang Sun-hong | 4 | 3 | 1990, 1994, (1998), 2002 |
| Japan | Eiji Kawashima | 4 | 3 | 2010, 2014, 2018, (2022) |
| South Korea | Lee Woon-jae | 4 | 3 | 1994, 2002, 2006, (2010) |
| Scotland | Jim Leighton | 4 | 3 | (1982), 1986, 1990, 1998 |
| Germany | Sepp Maier | 4 | 3 | (1966), 1970, 1974, 1978 |
| Uruguay | Fernando Muslera | 4 | 3 | 2010, 2014, 2018, (2022) |
| United States | Claudio Reyna | 4 | 3 | (1994), 1998, 2002, 2006 |
| Brazil | Ronaldo | 4 | 3 | (1994), 1998, 2002, 2006 |
| Brazil | Nílton Santos | 4 | 3 | (1950), 1954, 1958, 1962 |
| Brazil | Thiago Silva | 4 | 3 | (2010), 2014, 2018, 2022 |
| Belgium | Marc Wilmots | 4 | 3 | (1990), 1994, 1998, 2002 |
| Soviet Union | Lev Yashin | 4 | 3 | 1958, 1962, 1966, (1970) |
| Bulgaria | Dobromir Zhechev | 4 | 3 | 1962, 1966, 1970, (1974) |
| Italy | Dino Zoff | 4 | 3 | (1970), 1974, 1978, 1982 |
| Italy | Enrico Albertosi | 4 | 2 | (1962), 1966, 1970, (1974) |
| Germany | Oliver Kahn | 4 | 2 | (1994), (1998), 2002, 2006 |
| Japan | Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi | 4 | 2 | 1998, (2002), 2006, (2010) |
| United States | Kasey Keller | 4 | 2 | (1990), 1998, (2002), 2006 |
| Brazil | Émerson Leão | 4 | 2 | (1970), 1974, 1978, (1986) |
| Australia | Mark Milligan | 4 | 2 | (2006), (2010), 2014, 2018 |
| Cameroon | Jacques Songo'o | 4 | 2 | (1990), 1994, 1998, (2002) |
| Brazil | Carlos José Castilho | 4 | 1 | (1950), 1954, (1958), (1962) |
| Japan | Seigo Narazaki | 4 | 1 | (1998), 2002, (2006), (2010) |
| Spain | Pepe Reina | 4 | 1 | (2006), (2010), 2014, (2018) |
* ↑ 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.