Below is a list of players who have appeared in multiple FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup

The FIFA World Cup, often simply the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association , the sport's global governing body...

s. It includes all players with at least four tournament appearances (updated after the 2006 World Cup).

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! Player
! Appearances
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|  Mexico Antonio Carbajal

Antonio Carbajal

Antonio Félix "Tota" Carbajal Rodríguez is a Mexican former football goalkeeper. He was also called "El Cinco Copas", in reference to his record of five World Cups played.-Pro career:...

| 5 (1950, 54, 58, 62, 66)
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|  Germany Lothar Matthäus

Lothar Matthäus

Lothar Herbert Matthäus , is a German football manager and former player.In 1990, he was named European Footballer of the Year and World Soccer Player of the Year after captaining West Germany to victory in the 1990 World Cup...

| 5 (1982, 86, 90, 94, 98)
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|  Brazil Carlos José Castilho

Carlos José Castilho

Carlos José Castilho was a Brazilian football goalkeeper. He played for Fluminense from 1947 to 1964 and for Brazil. He was a member of the Brazil squad in four World Cups: 1950, 1954, 1958 and 1962, but he only actually played three games, all of them in the 1954 finals...

| 4 (1950*, 54, 58*, 62*)
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|  Brazil Nílton Santos

Nílton Santos

Nílton Reis dos Santos is a Brazilian former association footballer who played defender. Born in Rio de Janeiro, he was a pioneering left back, being one of first full backs to participate in the offensive game....

| 4 (1950*, 54, 58, 62)
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|  Brazil Djalma Santos

Djalma Santos

Djalma Pereira Dias dos Santos known simply as Djalma Santos is a former Brazilian footballer who started for the Brazil national team in four World Cups, winning two, in 1958 and 1962. Santos is considered to be one of the greatest right-backs of all time...

| 4 (1954, 58, 62, 66)
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|  Brazil Pelé

Pelé

However, Pelé has always maintained that those are mistakes, that he was actually named Edson and that he was born on 23 October 1940.), best known by his nickname Pelé , is a retired Brazilian footballer. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest football players of all time...

| 4 (1958, 62, 66, 70)
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|  England Bobby Charlton

Bobby Charlton

Sir Robert "Bobby" Charlton CBE is an English former professional football player, a member of the England team who won the World Cup and Ballon d'Or for European Footballer of the Year in 1966...

| 4 (1958*, 62, 66, 70)
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|  Germany Karl-Heinz Schnellinger

Karl-Heinz Schnellinger

Karl-Heinz Schnellinger is a former German footballer. He was one of the world's best defenders for a decade in the 1960s. He was nicknamed the "Volkswagen" for his continuity of performance, both in quantity and in quality...

| 4 (1958, 62, 66, 70)
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|  Germany Uwe Seeler
| 4 (1958, 62, 66, 70)
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|  Soviet Union Lev Yashin

Lev Yashin

Lev Ivanovich Yashin nicknamed as "The Black Spider", was a Soviet-Russian football goalkeeper, considered by many to be the greatest goalkeeper in the history of the game. He was known for his superior athleticism in goal, imposing stature, amazing reflex saves and inventing the idea of...

| 4 (1958, 62, 66, 70*)
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|  Uruguay Pedro Rocha

Pedro Rocha

Pedro Virgilio Rocha Franchetti is a former Uruguayan footballer who played 52 games for the Uruguay national team between 1961 and 1974....

| 4 (1962, 66, 70, 74)
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|  Italy Enrico Albertosi

Enrico Albertosi

Enrico "Ricky" Albertosi is an Italian former footballer who played goalkeeper for the Italian national team in the 1966 World Cup and the 1970 World Cup....

| 4 (1962*, 66, 70, 74*)
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|  Italy Gianni Rivera

Gianni Rivera

Giovanni Rivera is an Italian former football midfielder, mostly as an offensive playmaker, who was awarded the Ballon d'Or, one of the most prestigious individual awards in football, in 1969. He played the majority of his career with Serie A side A.C. Milan...

| 4 (1962, 66, 70, 74)
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|  Bulgaria Dobromir Zhechev

Dobromir Zhechev

Dobromir Georgiev Zhechev is a Bulgarian former football player and later manager.Zhechev was born in Sofia.At club level he played Spartak and Levski in his home town. He was also capped 93 times for the Bulgaria national team and was part of the squad at four World Cups.-External links:*...

| 4 (1962, 66, 70, 74*)
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|  Germany Sepp Maier
| 4 (1966*, 70, 74, 78)
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|  Italy Dino Zoff

Dino Zoff

Dino Zoff is an Italian former football goalkeeper and is the oldest winner ever of the World Cup, which he earned as captain of the Italian team in the 1982 tournament in Spain, at the age of 40 years, 4 months and 13 days.Zoff was a goalkeeper of outstanding ability and has a place in the...

| 4 (1970*, 74, 78, 82)
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|  Poland Władysław Żmuda
| 4 (1974, 78, 82, 86)
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|  Brazil Émerson Leão

Émerson Leão

Émerson Leão is a Brazilian manager and former football player. He is one of the all-time best Brazilian goalkeepers. A documentary video produced by FIFA, FIFA Fever, called him the third-most impressive defense player of all time. He was born in Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo.-Playing career:He was...

| 4 (1970*, 74, 78, 86*)
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|  Argentina Diego Maradona

Diego Maradona

Diego Armando Maradona is a retired Argentine football player and widely regarded as one of the greatest football players of all time. Over the course of his professional club career Maradona played for Argentinos Juniors, Boca Juniors, Barcelona, Napoli, Sevilla and Newell's Old Boys, setting...

| 4 (1982, 86, 90, 94)
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|  Italy Giuseppe Bergomi

Giuseppe Bergomi

Giuseppe Bergomi is a retired Italian footballer who spent his entire career at Internazionale, being equally at ease as a central or right defender....

| 4 (1982, 86, 90, 98)
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|  Scotland Jim Leighton

Jim Leighton

James "Jim" Leighton MBE is a Scottish former football goalkeeper. Among the clubs he played for are Aberdeen , Manchester United, Arsenal, Dundee and Hibernian.-Club:...

| 4 (1982*, 86, 90, 98)
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|  Belgium Enzo Scifo
| 4 (1986, 90, 94, 98)
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|  Belgium Franky Van Der Elst
| 4 (1986, 90, 94, 98)
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|  Spain Andoni Zubizarreta

Andoni Zubizarreta

Andoni Zubizarreta Urreta is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a goalkeeper.The all-time most capped player for the Spanish national team for several years, he played with individual and team success for Athletic Bilbao and FC Barcelona , appearing in more than 950...

| 4 (1986, 90, 94, 98)
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|  South Korea Hong Myung-Bo

Hong Myung-Bo

Hong Myung-Bo is a former South Korean footballer who, along with Cha Bum Kun, is often considered among the greatest Asian footballers ever. Hong was a member of the Korean national team in four World Cups, and was the first Asian player to play in four consecutive World Cup finals tournaments....

| 4 (1990, 94, 98, 02)
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|  South Korea Hwang Sun-Hong

Hwang Sun-Hong

Hwang Sun-Hong or Hwang Seon-Hong is a South Korean football manager and former player, currently managing Pohang Steelers- Biography :During most of the last 2 decades Hwang was regarded as a Korean scoring sensation...

| 4 (1990, 94, 98*, 02)
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|  Italy Paolo Maldini

Paolo Maldini

Paolo Cesare Maldini is an Italian former footballer who played as a left or central defender. He spent all 25 seasons of his career at Serie A club Milan, before retiring at the age of 41 in 2009, becoming a symbol and a legend of the club...

| 4 (1990, 94, 98, 02)
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|  Spain Fernando Hierro

Fernando Hierro

Fernando Ruiz Hierro is a retired Spanish footballer. He is mostly known for his spells with Real Madrid and Spain, appearing in more than 500 official games with the former and representing the latter on nearly 100 occasions, whilst appearing in four World Cups and two European...

| 4 (1990*, 94, 98, 02)
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|  Belgium Marc Wilmots

Marc Wilmots

Marc Robert Wilmots is a former Belgian football player.-Career:In his club career, that started in 1987, Wilmots played for Sint-Truiden, KV Mechelen, Standard Liège, Schalke 04, and Bordeaux. At Schalke he helped them to the 1997 UEFA Cup Final...

| 4 (1990*, 94, 98, 02)
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|  Cameroon Jacques Songo'o

Jacques Songo'o

Jacques Celestin Songo'o is a retired Cameroonian footballer, who played as a goalkeeper.Spent the vast majority of his professional career in France and Spain, also representing the Cameroonian national team in four FIFA World Cups.-Club career:After first establishing himself as a professional...

| 4 (1990*, 94, 98, 02*)
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|  Saudi Arabia Mohamed Al-Deayea
| 4 (1994, 98, 02, 06*)
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|  Saudi Arabia Sami Al-Jaber

Sami Al-Jaber

Sami Abdullah Al-Jaber is a retired football striker from Saudi Arabia well known as playing the majority of his career with Al-Hilal. He is his country's second highest international goalscorer and has appeared in four different World Cup Finals, and scored three goals in 1994 and 1998, and...

| 4 (1994, 98, 02, 06)
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|  Brazil Cafu

Cafu

Marcos Evangelista de Moraes , better known as Cafu, is a former Brazilian footballer who is widely regarded as one of the greatest right-backs ever. He was given this nickname due to his speed up and down the right flank which was reminiscent of Cafuringa, a Brazilian forward from the 1970s...

| 4 (1994, 98, 02, 06)
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|  Brazil Ronaldo

Ronaldo

Ronaldo Luís Nazário de Lima , commonly known as Ronaldo, is a retired Brazilian footballer who last played for Corinthians. Ronaldo is widely considered to be the greatest 'pure' striker in the history of the modern game, and by some accounts, in the history of football. Ronaldo was one of the...

| 4 (1994*, 98, 02, 06)
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|  Germany Oliver Kahn

Oliver Kahn

Oliver Rolf Kahn is a former German football goalkeeper. He started his career in the Karlsruher SC Junior team. He had his debut game in the professional squad in 1987...

| 4 (1994*, 98*, 02, 06)
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|  United States Kasey Keller

Kasey Keller

Kasey Keller is a retired American soccer player who last played for Seattle Sounders FC in Major League Soccer....

| 4 (1990*, 98, 02*, 06)
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|  United States Claudio Reyna

Claudio Reyna

Claudio Reyna is a retired American soccer player and the current USSF US Youth Soccer Technical Director. He was the captain of the United States national team before retiring from international football following the USA's exit from the 2006 FIFA World Cup. He is widely considered one of the...

| 4 (1994*, 98, 02, 06)
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|  Cameroon Rigobert Song

Rigobert Song

Rigobert Song Bahanag is a former Cameroonian footballer who is currently a main consultant for the famous sports channel 'Orange sports'. Although receiving many propositions from top clubs, Song declined. Song played for Kosovo super league club KF Drenica, when his contract after season 2010/12...

| 4 (1994, 98, 02, 10)
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|  South Korea Lee Woon-Jae

Lee Woon-Jae

Lee Woon-Jae is a South Korean football goalkeeper, who plays for Chunnam Dragons in the South Korean K-League. He was part of Korea's 1994, 2002, 2006 and 2010 World Cup campaigns...

| 4 (1994, 02, 06, 10*)
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|  Italy Fabio Cannavaro

Fabio Cannavaro

Fabio Cannavaro, Ufficiale OMRI is a former Italian footballer considered one of the greatest defenders of all time and was given the name "Muro di Berlino" which means The Berlin wall by Italian supporters. He spent the majority of his career in Italy...

| 4 (1998, 02, 06, 10)
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|  Italy Gianluigi Buffon

Gianluigi Buffon

Gianluigi "Gigi" Buffon, Ufficiale OMRI , is an Italian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Serie A club Juventus and the Italian national team. He has won the FIFA World Cup and is widely considered by fans and experts to be one of most dominant and successful goalkeepers in history...

| 4 (1998*, 02, 06, 10)
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|  France Thierry Henry

Thierry Henry

Thierry Daniel Henry is a French professional footballer who plays for the New York Red Bulls in Major League Soccer.Henry was born in Les Ulis, Essonne where he played for an array of local sides as a youngster and showed great promise as a goal-scorer. He was spotted by AS Monaco in 1990 and...

| 4 (1998, 02, 06, 10)
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|  Japan Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi

Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi

, sometimes referred to as Yoshi Kawaguchi, is a Japanese footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. He is a former captain of the Japan national team.-Biography:...

| 4 (1998, 02*, 06, 10*)
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|  Japan Seigo Narazaki

Seigo Narazaki

is a Japanese football player, who currently plays for J. League Division 1 side Nagoya Grampus. He is a goalkeeper and a member of the Japanese national football team.-Playing career:...

| 4 (1998*, 02, 06*, 10*)
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|  Paraguay Denis Caniza
| 4 (1998, 02, 06, 10)
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*Did not play but was part of the squad.