World Cup Records & Stats
🏅 Most Appearances
| # | Player | Matches | Goals | Tournaments | Span |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lionel Messi M | 34 | 21 | 6 | 2006–2026 |
| 2 | Cristiano Ronaldo M | 27 | 11 | 6 | 2006–2026 |
| 3 | Lothar Matthäus M | 25 | 6 | 5 | 1982–1998 |
| 4 | Miroslav Klose M | 24 | 16 | 4 | 2002–2014 |
| 5 | Kristine Lilly W | 24 | 8 | 4 | 1991–2007 |
| 6 | Carli Lloyd W | 24 | 10 | 4 | 2007–2019 |
| 7 | Lilian Thuram M | 24 | 2 | 4 | 1998–2026 |
| 8 | Abby Wambach W | 24 | 14 | 4 | 2003–2015 |
| 9 | Luka Modrić M | 23 | 2 | 5 | 2006–2026 |
| 10 | Manuel Neuer M | 23 | 0 | 5 | 2010–2026 |
| 11 | Paolo Maldini M | 23 | 0 | 4 | 1990–2002 |
| 12 | Nicolás Otamendi M | 22 | 0 | 4 | 2010–2026 |
| 13 | Kylian Mbappé M | 22 | 22 | 3 | 2018–2026 |
| 14 | Formiga W | 21 | 2 | 6 | 1995–2019 |
| 15 | Marta W | 21 | 17 | 6 | 2003–2023 |
| 16 | Cristiane W | 21 | 11 | 5 | 2003–2019 |
| 17 | Christine Sinclair W | 21 | 10 | 5 | 2003–2019 |
| 18 | Thibaut Courtois M | 21 | 0 | 4 | 2014–2026 |
| 19 | Diego Maradona M | 21 | 8 | 4 | 1982–1994 |
| 20 | Ivan Perišić M | 21 | 7 | 4 | 2014–2026 |
| 21 | Jill Scott W | 21 | 4 | 4 | 2007–2019 |
| 22 | Władysław Żmuda M | 21 | 0 | 4 | 1974–1986 |
| 23 | Homare Sawa W | 20 | 8 | 5 | 1995–2015 |
| 24 | Cafu M | 20 | 0 | 4 | 1994–2006 |
| 25 | Hedvig Lindahl W | 20 | 0 | 4 | 2007–2019 |
| 26 | Hugo Lloris M | 20 | 0 | 4 | 2010–2022 |
| 27 | Javier Mascherano M | 20 | 0 | 4 | 2006–2018 |
| 28 | Birgit Prinz W | 20 | 14 | 4 | 1995–2011 |
| 29 | Philipp Lahm M | 20 | 1 | 3 | 2006–2014 |
| 30 | Grzegorz Lato M | 20 | 10 | 3 | 1974–1982 |
| 31 | Jordan Pickford M | 20 | 0 | 3 | 2018–2026 |
| 32 | Bastian Schweinsteiger M | 20 | 2 | 3 | 2006–2014 |
| 33 | John Stones M | 20 | 2 | 3 | 2018–2026 |
| 34 | Rafael Márquez M | 19 | 3 | 5 | 2002–2018 |
| 35 | Yuto Nagatomo M | 19 | 0 | 5 | 2010–2026 |
| 36 | Kevin De Bruyne M | 19 | 3 | 4 | 2014–2026 |
| 37 | Mateo Kovačić M | 19 | 0 | 4 | 2014–2026 |
| 38 | Thomas Müller M | 19 | 10 | 4 | 2010–2022 |
| 39 | Fernando Muslera M | 19 | 0 | 4 | 2010–2026 |
| 40 | Axel Witsel M | 19 | 0 | 4 | 2014–2026 |
| 41 | Ousmane Dembélé M | 19 | 6 | 3 | 2018–2026 |
| 42 | Antoine Griezmann M | 19 | 4 | 3 | 2014–2022 |
| 43 | Harry Kane M | 19 | 14 | 3 | 2018–2026 |
| 44 | Per Mertesacker M | 19 | 0 | 3 | 2006–2014 |
| 45 | Oscar M | 19 | 3 | 3 | 1978–2014 |
| 46 | Marcus Rashford M | 19 | 4 | 3 | 2018–2026 |
| 47 | Ronaldo M | 19 | 15 | 3 | 1998–2006 |
| 48 | Karl-Heinz Rummenigge M | 19 | 9 | 3 | 1978–1986 |
| 49 | Berti Vogts M | 19 | 0 | 3 | 1970–1978 |
| 50 | Fabio Cannavaro M | 18 | 0 | 4 | 1998–2010 |
| 51 | Ángel Di María M | 18 | 3 | 4 | 2010–2022 |
| 52 | Romelu Lukaku M | 18 | 8 | 4 | 2014–2026 |
| 53 | Ricardo Rodríguez M | 18 | 0 | 4 | 2014–2026 |
| 54 | Therese Sjögran W | 18 | 1 | 4 | 2003–2015 |
| 55 | Granit Xhaka M | 18 | 3 | 4 | 2014–2026 |
| 56 | Thomas Berthold M | 18 | 0 | 3 | 1986–1994 |
| 57 | Antonio Cabrini M | 18 | 1 | 3 | 1978–1986 |
| 58 | Dunga M | 18 | 0 | 3 | 1990–1998 |
| 59 | Julie Foudy W | 18 | 4 | 3 | 1991–2003 |
| 60 | Olivier Giroud M | 18 | 5 | 3 | 2014–2022 |
| 61 | Mario Kempes M | 18 | 6 | 3 | 1974–1982 |
| 62 | Andrej Kramarić M | 18 | 3 | 3 | 2018–2026 |
| 63 | Pierre Littbarski M | 18 | 3 | 3 | 1982–1990 |
| 64 | Sepp Maier M | 18 | 0 | 3 | 1970–1978 |
| 65 | Gaetano Scirea M | 18 | 0 | 3 | 1978–1986 |
| 66 | Cláudio Taffarel M | 18 | 0 | 3 | 1990–1998 |
| 67 | Nicolás Tagliafico M | 18 | 0 | 3 | 2018–2026 |
| 68 | Raphaël Varane M | 18 | 1 | 3 | 2014–2022 |
| 69 | Bettina Wiegmann W | 18 | 11 | 3 | 1991–2003 |
| 70 | Sergio Busquets M | 17 | 0 | 4 | 2010–2022 |
| 71 | Karen Carney W | 17 | 2 | 4 | 2007–2019 |
| 72 | Iker Casillas M | 17 | 0 | 4 | 2002–2014 |
| 73 | Edinson Cavani M | 17 | 5 | 4 | 2010–2022 |
| 74 | Nilla Fischer W | 17 | 1 | 4 | 2007–2019 |
| 75 | Thierry Henry M | 17 | 6 | 4 | 1998–2010 |
| 76 | Sergio Ramos M | 17 | 0 | 4 | 2006–2018 |
| 77 | Christie Rampone W | 17 | 0 | 4 | 2003–2015 |
| 78 | Enzo Scifo M | 17 | 3 | 4 | 1986–1998 |
| 79 | Caroline Seger W | 17 | 0 | 4 | 2007–2019 |
| 80 | Nadine Angerer W | 17 | 0 | 3 | 2007–2015 |
| 81 | Fabien Barthez M | 17 | 0 | 3 | 1998–2006 |
| 82 | Roberto Carlos M | 17 | 1 | 3 | 1998–2006 |
| 83 | Júlio César M | 17 | 0 | 3 | 1986–2014 |
| 84 | Ronald de Boer M | 17 | 2 | 3 | 1994–2026 |
| 85 | Joy Fawcett W | 17 | 3 | 3 | 1991–2003 |
| 86 | Mia Hamm W | 17 | 8 | 3 | 1991–2003 |
| 87 | Jürgen Klinsmann M | 17 | 11 | 3 | 1990–1998 |
| 88 | Lúcio M | 17 | 0 | 3 | 2002–2010 |
| 89 | Alex Morgan W | 17 | 9 | 3 | 2011–2019 |
| 90 | Peter Shilton M | 17 | 0 | 3 | 1982–1990 |
| 91 | Wesley Sneijder M | 17 | 6 | 3 | 2006–2014 |
| 92 | Robin van Persie M | 17 | 6 | 3 | 2006–2014 |
| 93 | Dino Zoff M | 17 | 0 | 3 | 1974–1982 |
| 94 | Giuseppe Bergomi M | 16 | 0 | 4 | 1982–1998 |
| 95 | Diego Godín M | 16 | 1 | 4 | 2010–2022 |
| 96 | Myung-bo Hong M | 16 | 2 | 4 | 1990–2002 |
| 97 | Aya Miyama W | 16 | 6 | 4 | 2003–2015 |
| 98 | Neymar M | 16 | 9 | 4 | 2014–2026 |
| 99 | Guillermo Ochoa M | 16 | 0 | 4 | 2014–2026 |
| 100 | Luis Suárez M | 16 | 7 | 4 | 2010–2022 |