FULL LIST: FIFA lists over 60 players with four, more World Cup appearances

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FIFA on Monday officially released a list ranking footballers by the number of FIFA World Cup editions they have featured in, highlighting players who have appeared in four, five and six tournaments.

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Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi had extended their record as the players to have appeared at the most FIFA World Cup editions, with both featuring in six tournaments with the duo’s appearance at the 2026 edition jointly hosted by US, Canada and Mexico.

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The two superstars are followed by seven players who have appeared at five World Cups, while 60 others have featured in four editions.

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FIFA’s list, published on August 17, 2026, ranks the players with the most World Cup appearances by edition, with Ronaldo and Messi alone at the top on six each.

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The release on FIFA website, titled, “Men playing in the most World Cups,” highlighted players who played in the most editions of the FIFA World Cup.

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Here is the full list:

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1st) Cristiano Ronaldo – 6 World Cups

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1st) Lionel Messi – 6 World Cups

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3rd) Antonio Carbajal – 5 World Cups

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3rd) Andres Guardado – 5 World Cups

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3rd) Rafael Marquez – 5 World Cups

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3rd) Lothar Matthaus – 5 World Cups

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3rd) Luka Modric – 5 World Cups

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3rd) Yuto Nagatomo – 5 World Cups

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3rd) Manuel Neuer – 5 World Cups

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10th) Sami Al-Jaber – 4 World Cups
n10th) DaMarcus Beasley – 4 World Cups
n10th) Valon Behrami – 4 World Cups
n10th) Giuseppe Bergomi – 4 World Cups
n10th) Gianluigi Buffon – 4 World Cups
n10th) Sergio Busquets – 4 World Cups
n10th) Martin Caceres – 4 World Cupsn

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10th) Cafu – 4 World Cups
n10th) Tim Cahill – 4 World Cups
n10th) Denis Caniza – 4 World Cups
n10th) Fabio Cannavaro – 4 World Cups
n10th) Iker Casillas – 4 World Cups
n10th) Edinson Cavani – 4 World Cups
n10th) Thibaut Courtois – 4 World Cups
n10th) Kevin De Bruyne – 4 World Cups
n10th) Angel Di Maria – 4 World Cups
n10th) Samuel Eto’o – 4 World Cups
n10th) Djalma Santos – 4 World Cups
n10th) Diego Godin – 4 World Cups
n10th) Ehsan Hajisafi – 4 World Cups
n10th) Jordan Henderson – 4 World Cups
n10th) Thierry Henry – 4 World Cups
n10th) Hong Myungbo – 4 World Cups
n10th) Andres Iniesta – 4 World Cups
n10th) Alireza Jahanbakhsh – 4 World Cups
n10th) Raul Jimenez – 4 World Cups
n10th) Miroslav Klose – 4 World Cups
n10th) Mateo Kovacic – 4 World Cups
n10th) Mathew Leckie – 4 World Cups
n10th) Hugo Lloris – 4 World Cups
n10th) Romelu Lukaku – 4 World Cups
n10th) Paolo Maldini – 4 World Cups
n10th) Diego Maradona – 4 World Cups
n10th) Javier Mascherano – 4 World Cups
n10th) Hector Moreno – 4 World Cups
n10th) Thomas Muller – 4 World Cups
n10th) Fernando Muslera – 4 World Cups
n10th) Neymar – 4 World Cups
n10th) Nicolas Otamendi – 4 World Cups
n10th) Pele – 4 World Cups
n10th) Pepe – 4 World Cups
n10th) Ivan Perisic – 4 World Cups
n10th) Sergio Ramos – 4 World Cups
n10th) Gianni Rivera – 4 World Cups
n10th) Pedro Rocha – 4 World Cups
n10th) Ricardo Rodriguez – 4 World Cups
n10th) Mathew Ryan – 4 World Cups
n10th) Karl-Heinz Schnellinger – 4 World Cups
n10th) Enzo Scifo – 4 World Cups
n10th) Uwe Seeler – 4 World Cups
n10th) Xherdan Shaqiri – 4 World Cups
n10th) Rigobert Song – 4 World Cups
n10th) Son Heungmin – 4 World Cups
n10th) Luis Suarez – 4 World Cups
n10th) Franky Van der Elst – 4 World Cups
n10th) Axel Witsel – 4 World Cups
n10th) Xavi – 4 World Cups
n10th) Granit Xhaka – 4 World Cups
n10th) Wladyslaw Zmuda – 4 World Cups
n10th) Andoni Zubizarreta – 4 World Cupsn

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