In the FIFA World Cup, the following male football players have made the most final tournament appearances in matches and inclusions as squad members.
Matches The following players had caps in at least 15 FIFA World Cup tournament matches.
Rank Team PlayerName in bold indicates a player still active in international football. MatchesNumber of finals matches the player entered the field, not counting those as an unused substitute. TournamentsYear in bold indicates the player won the tournament that year. 1 34 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022, 2026 2 27 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022, 2026 3 25 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998 4 24 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014 5 23 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002 23 2006, 2014, 2018, 2022, 2026 23 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022, 2026 8 22 2018, 2022, 2026 9 21 2014, 2018, 2022, 2026 21 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994 21 2010, 2018, 2022, 2026 21 2014, 2018, 2022, 2026 21 1958, 1962, 1966, 1970 21 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986 15 20 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006 20 2006, 2010, 2014 20 1974, 1978, 1982 20 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022 20 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018 20 2006, 2010, 2014 21 19 2018, 2022, 2026 19 2014, 2018, 2022 19 2014, 2018, 2022, 2026 19 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018 19 2006, 2010, 2014 19 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022 19 2010, 2014, 2018, 2026 19 1966, 1970, 1974 19 2018, 2022, 2026 19 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006 19 1978, 1982, 1986 19 1970, 1974, 1978 33 18 1966, 1970, 1974 18 1986, 1990, 1994 18 1978, 1982, 1986 18 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010 18 2014, 2018, 2022, 2026 18 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022 18 1990, 1994, 1998 18 2014, 2018, 2022 18 2018, 2022, 2026 18 1974, 1978, 1982 18 1982, 1986, 1990 18 2014, 2018, 2022, 2026 18 1970, 1974, 1978 18 2014, 2018, 2022, 2026 18 1978, 1982, 1986 18 1990, 1994, 1998 18 2014, 2018, 2022 18 2014, 2018, 2022, 2026 51 17 1998, 2002, 2006 17 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022 17 1998, 2002, 2006 17 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014 17 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022 17 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010 17 1990, 1994, 1998 17 2018, 2022, 2026 17 2002, 2006, 2010 17 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018 17 2018, 2022, 2026 17 1958, 1962, 1966, 1970 17 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998 17 1982, 1986, 1990 17 2006, 2010, 2014 17 2018, 2022, 2026 17 2018, 2022, 2026 17 2006, 2010, 2014 17 1974, 1978, 1982 70 16 1990, 1994, 1998 16 1982, 1986, 1990, 1998 16 1978, 1982, 1986 16 1986, 1990, 1994 16 1982, 1986, 1990 16 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022 16 2018, 2022, 2026 16 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002 16 1966, 1970, 1974 16 2014, 2018, 2022 16 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022, 2026 16 2010, 2014, 2018 16 1986, 1990, 1994 16 2002, 2006, 2010 16 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022 16 1998, 2002, 2006 16 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998 87 15 2022, 2026 15 1990, 1994, 1998 15 1978, 1982, 1986 15 1954, 1958, 1962 15 2006, 2010, 2014 15 2022, 2026 15 2014, 2018, 2022, 2026 15 1954, 1958, 1962 15 2006, 2010, 2014 15 1970, 1974, 1978 15 2006, 2010, 2014 15 1954, 1958, 1962 15 2014, 2018, 2022 15 1986, 1990, 1994 15 2014, 2018, 2022, 2026 15 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014
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 PlayerName in bold indicates a player still active at international level. In squadNumber of finals tournaments in which the player was part of the squad. PlayedNumber of finals tournaments in which the player played in at least one match. TournamentsYears in brackets indicate that the player was part of the squad but did not play in any matches. References 6 6 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022, 2026 6 6 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022, 2026 6 4 (2006), (2010), 2014, 2018, 2022, 2026 5 5 1950, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1966 5 5 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022 5 5 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018 5 5 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998 5 5 2006, 2014, 2018, 2022, 2026 5 5 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022, 2026 5 5 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022, 2026 5 4 (1998), 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014 5 4 2010, 2014, 2018, (2022), 2026 4 4 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006 4 4 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014 4 4 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018 4 4 1982, 1986, 1990, 1998 4 4 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022 4 4 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022 4 4 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006 4 4 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018 4 4 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010 4 4 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010 4 4 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014 4 4 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022 4 4 2014, 2018, 2022, 2026 4 4 2014, 2018, 2022, 2026 4 4 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022 4 4 1998, 2002, 2010, 2014 4 4 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022 4 4 2014, 2018, 2022, 2026 4 4 2014, 2018, 2022, 2026 4 4 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010 4 4 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002 4 4 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018 4 4 2014, 2018, 2022, 2026 4 4 2014, 2018, 2022, 2026 4 4 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014 4 4 2014, 2018, 2022, 2026 4 4 2014, 2018, 2022, 2026 4 4 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022 4 4 2014, 2018, 2022, 2026 4 4 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002 4 4 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994 4 4 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018 4 4 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022 4 4 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022 4 4 2014, 2018, 2022, 2026 4 4 2010, 2018, 2022, 2026 4 4 1958, 1962, 1966, 1970 4 4 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022 4 4 2014, 2018, 2022, 2026 4 4 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018 4 4 1962, 1966, 1970, 1974 4 4 1962, 1966, 1970, 1974 4 4 2014, 2018, 2022, 2026 4 4 2014, 2018, 2022, 2026 4 4 1954, 1958, 1962, 1966 4 4 1958, 1962, 1966, 1970 4 4 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998 4 4 1958, 1962, 1966, 1970 4 4 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022 4 4 2014, 2018, 2022, 2026 4 4 1994, 1998, 2002, 2010 4 4 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022 4 4 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998 4 4 2014, 2018, 2022, 2026 4 4 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014 4 4 2014, 2018, 2022, 2026 4 4 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986 4 4 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998 4 3 1994, 1998, 2002, (2006) 4 3 (1958), 1962, 1966, 1970 4 3 2014, 2018, 2022, (2026) 4 3 (1990), 1994, 1998, 2002 4 3 1990, 1994, (1998), 2002 4 3 2010, 2014, 2018, (2022) 4 3 2014, (2018), 2022, 2026 4 3 1994, 2002, 2006, (2010) 4 3 (1982), 1986, 1990, 1998 4 3 (1966), 1970, 1974, 1978 4 3 (1994), 1998, 2002, 2006 4 3 (1994), 1998, 2002, 2006 4 3 (1950), 1954, 1958, 1962 4 3 (2010), 2014, 2018, 2022 4 3 (1990), 1994, 1998, 2002 4 3 1958, 1962, 1966, (1970) 4 3 1962, 1966, 1970, (1974) 4 3 (1970), 1974, 1978, 1982 4 2 (1962), 1966, 1970, (1974) 4 2 (1994), (1998), 2002, 2006 4 2 1998, (2002), 2006, (2010) 4 2 (1990), 1998, (2002), 2006 4 2 (1970), 1974, 1978, (1986) 4 2 (2006), (2010), 2014, 2018 4 2 (1990), 1994, 1998, (2002) 4 1 (1950), 1954, (1958), (1962) 4 1 (1998), 2002, (2006), (2010) 4 1 (2006), (2010), 2014, (2018)
See also List of players who have appeared in four or more FIFA Women's World Cups List of FIFA World Cup top goalscorers FIFA World Cup records and statistics
References FIFA website Player profiles
World Cup squad lists
Ranking of players by World Cup matches
2018 World Cup match lineups
Other sources