Players With the Most Appearences in the World Cup
Stats showing the soccer players with more games played in the Soccer World Cups with information about tournament, total games and National Teams.
scroll for more >>
Player |
Games Played | World Cups | National Team | |
| 1. |  Lionel Messi | 26 | 5 - 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 | Argentina |
| 2. |  Lothar Matthaeus | 25 | 5 - 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 | Germany |
| 3. | Miroslav Klose | 24 | 4 - 2002 2006 2010 2014 | Germany |
| 4. |  Paolo Maldini | 23 | 4 - 1990 1994 1998 2002 | Italy |
| 5. |  Cristiano Ronaldo | 22 | 5 - 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 | Portugal |
| 6. | Diego Maradona | 21 | 4 - 1982 1986 1990 1994 | Argentina |
| Uwe Seeler | 21 | 4 - 1958 1962 1966 1970 | Germany | |
 Wladyslaw Zmuda | 21 | 4 - 1974 1978 1982 1986 | Poland | |
| 9. |  Cafu | 20 | 4 - 1994 1998 2002 2006 | Brazil |
| Philipp Lahm | 20 | 3 - 2006 2010 2014 | Germany | |
| Grzegorz Lato | 20 | 3 - 1974 1978 1982 | Poland | |
 Hugo Lloris | 20 | 4 - 2010 2014 2018 2022 | France | |
| Javier Mascherano | 20 | 4 - 2006 2010 2014 2018 | Argentina | |
| Bastian Schweinsteiger | 20 | 3 - 2006 2010 2014 | Germany | |
| 15. | Antoine Griezmann | 19 | 3 - 2014 2018 2022 | France |
 Rafael Marquez | 19 | 5 - 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 | Mexico | |
| Per Mertesacker | 19 | 3 - 2006 2010 2014 | Germany | |
 Luka Modric | 19 | 4 - 2006 2014 2018 2022 | Croatia | |
| Thomas Müller | 19 | 4 - 2010 2014 2018 2022 | Germany | |
| Manuel Neuer | 19 | 4 - 2010 2014 2018 2022 | Germany | |
| Wolfgang Overath | 19 | 3 - 1966 1970 1974 | Germany | |
| Ronaldo | 19 | 4 - 1994 1998 2002 2006 | Brazil | |
| Karl-Heinz Rummenigge | 19 | 3 - 1978 1982 1986 | Germany | |
| Berti Vogts | 19 | 3 - 1970 1974 1978 | Germany | |
Player |
Games Played | World Cups | National Team | |
| 25. | Franz Beckenbauer | 18 | 3 - 1966 1970 1974 | Germany |
| Thomas Berthold | 18 | 3 - 1986 1990 1994 | Germany | |
| Antonio Cabrini | 18 | 3 - 1978 1982 1986 | Italy | |
| Fabio Cannavaro | 18 | 4 - 1998 2002 2006 2010 | Italy | |
| Angel Di Maria | 18 | 4 - 2010 2014 2018 2022 | Argentina | |
| Dunga | 18 | 3 - 1990 1994 1998 | Brazil | |
| Olivier Giroud | 18 | 3 - 2014 2018 2022 | France | |
| Mario Kempes | 18 | 3 - 1974 1978 1982 | Argentina | |
| Pierre Littbarski | 18 | 3 - 1982 1986 1990 | Germany | |
| Sepp Maier | 18 | 4 - 1966 1970 1974 1978 | Germany | |
| Gaetano Scirea | 18 | 3 - 1978 1982 1986 | Italy | |
| Taffarel | 18 | 3 - 1990 1994 1998 | Brazil | |
| Raphael Varane | 18 | 3 - 2014 2018 2022 | France | |
| 38. | Fabien Barthez | 17 | 3 - 1998 2002 2006 | France |
 Sergio Busquets | 17 | 4 - 2010 2014 2018 2022 | Spain | |
| Iker Casillas | 17 | 4 - 2002 2006 2010 2014 | Spain | |
 Edinson Cavani | 17 | 4 - 2010 2014 2018 2022 | Uruguay | |
| Thierry Henry | 17 | 4 - 1998 2002 2006 2010 | France | |
| Juergen Klinsmann | 17 | 3 - 1990 1994 1998 | Germany | |
| Lucio | 17 | 3 - 2002 2006 2010 | Brazil | |
| Ivan Perisic | 17 | 3 - 2014 2018 2022 | Croatia | |
| Sergio Ramos | 17 | 4 - 2006 2010 2014 2018 | Spain | |
| Roberto Carlos | 17 | 3 - 1998 2002 2006 | Brazil | |
| Karl-Heinz Schnellinger | 17 | 4 - 1958 1962 1966 1970 | Germany | |
 Enzo Scifo | 17 | 4 - 1986 1990 1994 1998 | Belgium | |
 Peter Shilton | 17 | 3 - 1982 1986 1990 | England | |
 Wesley Sneijder | 17 | 3 - 2006 2010 2014 | Holland | |
| Robin Van Persie | 17 | 3 - 2006 2010 2014 | Holland | |
| Dino Zoff | 17 | 4 - 1970 1974 1978 1982 | Italy | |
| 54. | Roberto Baggio | 16 | 3 - 1990 1994 1998 | Italy |
| Giuseppe Bergomi | 16 | 4 - 1982 1986 1990 1998 | Italy | |
| Zbigniew Boniek | 16 | 3 - 1978 1982 1986 | Poland | |
| Andreas Brehme | 16 | 3 - 1986 1990 1994 | Germany | |
| Jan Ceulemans | 16 | 3 - 1982 1986 1990 | Belgium | |
| Gilberto Silva | 16 | 3 - 2002 2006 2010 | Brazil | |
| Diego Godin | 16 | 4 - 2010 2014 2018 2022 | Uruguay | |
 Myung Bo Hong | 16 | 4 - 1990 1994 1998 2002 | South Korea | |
| Jairzinho | 16 | 3 - 1966 1970 1974 | Brazil | |
| Dejan Lovren | 16 | 3 - 2014 2018 2022 | Croatia | |
| Fernando Muslera | 16 | 4 - 2010 2014 2018 2022 | Uruguay | |
| Mesut Ozil | 16 | 3 - 2010 2014 2018 | Germany | |
| Oscar Ruggeri | 16 | 3 - 1986 1990 1994 | Argentina | |
| Luis Suarez | 16 | 4 - 2010 2014 2018 2022 | Uruguay | |
| Lilian Thuram | 16 | 3 - 1998 2002 2006 | France | |
| Andoni Zubizarreta | 16 | 4 - 1986 1990 1994 1998 | Spain | |
Player |
Games Played | World Cups | National Team | |
| 70. | Bebeto | 15 | 3 - 1990 1994 1998 | Brazil |
| Maxime Bossis | 15 | 3 - 1978 1982 1986 | France | |
| Thibaut Courtois | 15 | 3 - 2014 2018 2022 | Belgium | |
| Didi | 15 | 3 - 1954 1958 1962 | Brazil | |
| Mateo Kovacic | 15 | 3 - 2014 2018 2022 | Croatia | |
| Dirk Kuyt | 15 | 3 - 2006 2010 2014 | Holland | |
 Yuto Nagatomo | 15 | 4 - 2010 2014 2018 2022 | Japan | |
| Nilton Santos | 15 | 4 - 1950 1954 1958 1962 | Brazil | |
| Lukas Podolski | 15 | 3 - 2006 2010 2014 | Germany | |
| Rivelino | 15 | 3 - 1970 1974 1978 | Brazil | |
| Arjen Robben | 15 | 3 - 2006 2010 2014 | Holland | |
| Hans Schaefer | 15 | 3 - 1954 1958 1962 | Germany | |
| Thiago Silva | 15 | 4 - 2010 2014 2018 2022 | Brazil | |
| Franky Van Der Elst | 15 | 4 - 1986 1990 1994 1998 | Belgium | |
| Rudi Voeller | 15 | 3 - 1986 1990 1994 | Germany | |
| Xavi | 15 | 4 - 2002 2006 2010 2014 | Spain | |
| 86. | Jérôme Boateng | 14 | 3 - 2010 2014 2018 | Germany |
| Paul Breitner | 14 | 2 - 1974 1982 | Germany | |
| Gianluigi Buffon | 14 | 5 - 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 | Italy | |
| Jorge Burruchaga | 14 | 2 - 1986 1990 | Argentina | |
| Terry Butcher | 14 | 3 - 1982 1986 1990 | England | |
| Bobby Charlton | 14 | 4 - 1958 1962 1966 1970 | England | |
| Ashley Cole | 14 | 3 - 2002 2006 2010 | England | |
| Karl-Heinz Foerster | 14 | 2 - 1982 1986 | Germany | |
| Gilmar | 14 | 3 - 1958 1962 1966 | Brazil | |
| Thomas Haessler | 14 | 3 - 1990 1994 1998 | Germany | |
| Eden Hazard | 14 | 3 - 2014 2018 2022 | Belgium | |
| Gonzalo Higuain | 14 | 3 - 2010 2014 2018 | Argentina | |
| Andrés Iniesta | 14 | 4 - 2006 2010 2014 2018 | Spain | |
| Wim Jansen | 14 | 2 - 1974 1978 | Holland | |
| Sami Khedira | 14 | 3 - 2010 2014 2018 | Germany | |
| Andrej Kramarić | 14 | 2 - 2018 2022 | Croatia | |
| Ruud Krol | 14 | 2 - 1974 1978 | Holland | |
| Toni Kroos | 14 | 3 - 2010 2014 2018 | Germany | |
| Leao | 14 | 4 - 1970 1974 1978 1986 | Brazil | |
| Kylian Mbappé | 14 | 2 - 2018 2022 | France | |
| Bobby Moore | 14 | 3 - 1962 1966 1970 | England | |
| Nicolas Otamendi | 14 | 3 - 2010 2018 2022 | Argentina | |
| Ji Sung Park | 14 | 3 - 2002 2006 2010 | South Korea | |
| Pelé | 14 | 4 - 1958 1962 1966 1970 | Brazil | |
| Michel Platini | 14 | 3 - 1978 1982 1986 | France | |
| Carles Puyol | 14 | 3 - 2002 2006 2010 | Spain | |
| Johnny Rep | 14 | 2 - 1974 1978 | Holland | |
| Rivaldo | 14 | 2 - 1998 2002 | Brazil | |
| Paolo Rossi | 14 | 3 - 1978 1982 1986 | Italy | |
| Bernd Schneider | 14 | 2 - 2002 2006 | Germany | |
| Harald Schumacher | 14 | 2 - 1982 1986 | Germany | |
| Fernando Torres | 14 | 3 - 2006 2010 2014 | Spain | |
| Jan Vertonghen | 14 | 3 - 2014 2018 2022 | Belgium | |
| Zico | 14 | 3 - 1978 1982 1986 | Brazil | |