Has any player played in 6 World Cups?

Lionel Messi is the player with the most games played at the FIFA World Cup, and one of only six along with German Lothar Matthäus, Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo and Mexicans Antonio Carbajal, Andrés Guardado, and Rafael Márquez to have entered the field in five different tournaments.

Which player has played the most World Cups?

As of 2022, Lionel Messi held the record for the most FIFA World Cup appearances, with a total of 26. His 26th appearance came in the 2022 final, where Argentina defeated France on penalties to win their third World Cup.

What players have multiple World Cups?

Has any player scored in 5 World Cups?

Cristiano Ronaldo made history Thursday as the first male player to score in five World Cups in Portugal's opening game in Qatar against Ghana. The Portugal captain scored in the 65th minute from the penalty spot -- the 118th goal for his country -- to open the scoring at Doha's Stadium 974.

Who played 5 World Cup football?

Additionally, Matthäus, Messi, Ronaldo, Carbajal, Guardado, Márquez, Gianluigi Buffon, and Guillermo Ochoa are the only players to have made the final squad for five different tournaments.

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Has anyone ever won back to back World Cups?

DOHA, Qatar — Only two countries in World Cup history have ever gone back-to-back as champions. The first to repeat was Italy (1934 and 1938). The next was Brazil (1958 and 1962).

Who was the youngest player to win a World Cup title?

Pele, Brazil - 17 years, 234 days

Pele created more records in the final when he scored a brace in Brazil's 5-2 win over hosts Sweden to become the youngest player to play and score in a football World Cup final. He also became the youngest FIFA World Cup winner at the end.

Who is the youngest World Cup player ever?

Youngest players at the World Cup 2022

As of November 2022, Northern Ireland's Norman Whiteside was the youngest player to ever play in a World Cup, aged 17 years and 40 days when he played against Yugoslavia in 1982.

Who is the youngest player to score in World Cup history?

As of November 2022, legendary Brazilian forward Pelé held the record for the youngest World Cup goal scorer, having been 17 years and 239 days old when he scored against Wales in 1958.

Has anyone ever lost a game and won the World Cup?

It has happened just once, in World Cup history, where a team has lost their opening game and gone on to lift the famous trophy.

Has anyone won the World Cup without losing a game?

2006 (Germany, England, Argentina, Italy, France, and Switzerland) Several unbeaten teams in 2006 with Italy winning it and not losing.

Can you keep the World Cup trophy forever?

The Cup used to be kept by the winning team until the final draw of the next tournament, however, that is no longer the case. Instead the winners of the tournament receive a bronze replica which is gold-plated rather than solid gold.

Has any player won 2 World Cups?

A total of 471 players have been in the winning team in the World Cup. Brazil's Pelé is the only one to have won three times, while another 20 have won twice. No player has won two World Cups both as captain.

Who put most goals in World Cup?

Gerd Müller scored 10 for West Germany in 1970 and broke the overall record when he scored his 14th goal in a tournament match at a World Cup during West Germany's win in the 1974 final. His record stood for more than three decades until Ronaldo's 15 goals between 1998 and 2006 for Brazil.

Who scored most centuries in World Cup?

Former Indian batter Sachin Tendulkar, the highest run-getter in the event, has hit the most centuries in World Cup. Having played 45 matches, Tendulkar amassed 2278 runs, including 6 centuries. Sachin also holds the record of scoring the most fifties in World Cup history (15).

Which team has never missed a World Cup?

Brazil is the only team to have appeared in all 22 tournaments to date, with Germany having participated in 20, Italy in 18, Argentina in 18 and Mexico in 17. To date, eight nations have won the tournament. The inaugural winners in 1930 were Uruguay; the current champions are Argentina.

What is the biggest loss in World Cup history?

Hungary 9, South Korea 0: 1954.

Which team has never lost in the World Cup?

There are three teams who have reached the final and never lost. They are Uruguay (1930 and 1950), England (1966) and Spain (2010).

What World Cup trophy goes missing?

The Jules Rimet Trophy, awarded to the winner of the football World Cup, was stolen in 1966 prior to the 1966 FIFA World Cup in England. The trophy was later recovered by a dog named Pickles who was later commended and gained a cult following for his heroism.

Has any country defended the World Cup?

Italy then won the next two FIFA World Cups - in 1934 and 1938 - and became the first nation to defend their title.

Has anyone ever scored in every World Cup game?

The only players to have scored in every match including the final are Jairzinho of Brazil, who did this in the 1970 World Cup and Alcide Ghiggia of Uruguay in 1950. However, Ghiggia only played four games whereas Jairzinho played six.

Has a woman scored in 5 World Cups?

During the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup, she became the first player, male or female, to score at five FIFA World Cup tournaments when she scored a penalty against Australia in Brazil's second group game.

Is there an age limit to play in World Cup?

Can a 15 year old play in the World Cup? NO there is no age requirement to play in the FIFA Worldcup such as the oldest player of FIFA Worldcup history was Essam El Hadary who was 45 years old played for Egypt . And youngest player was 17 years old named Norman Whiteside.