Has anyone played at 5 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.

Has anyone played 6 World Cups?

Six different players in the history of the World Cup have made appearances at five different tournaments, the most by a single individual. Those six are: Antonio Carbajal (1950, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1966) Lothar Matthaus (1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998)

How many players have played at 5 World Cups?

Together with Antonio Carbajal and Rafael Márquez of Mexico, Matthäus is one of only three players in history to have appeared in five separate World Cup tournaments.

What teams have 5 World Cups?

As of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, 22 final tournaments have been held and a total of 80 national teams have competed. The trophy has been won by eight national teams. Brazil, with five wins, are the only team to have played in every tournament.

Who has assisted in 5 World Cups?

Messi is one of only six men to have played in five World Cups alongside Antonio Carbajal, Lothar Matthaus, Rafa Marquez, Andres Guardado and Cristiano Ronaldo. Messi made his 26th World Cup appearance in the Qatar 2022 final, breaking Lothar Matthaus's record.

Who has played in 5 World Cups?

Who is the first male player to play in 5 World Cups?

Cristiano Ronaldo fired home a penalty during Portugal's 3-2 group win over Ghana on Thursday to become the first male player to score at five separate World Cups. Lionel Messi, Pele, Miroslav Klose, and Uwe Seeler scored at four different World Cups.

Did Messi assist in 5 World Cups?

Messi has become the first player in FIFA's history to assist at five separate World Cup tournaments – 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, and now 2022. This world cup he has 3 assists. His amazing assist to set up Nahuel Molina's opener against the Netherlands in the quarter-finals is one of the best assists of the tournament.

Who has the most World Cups player?

The answer is simple: the player that has won the most World Cups in history is Edson Arantes Do Nascimento, popularly known as Pele. The Brazil legend is the only player who has won the tournament on three occasions (1958, 1962 and 1970).

What was the best World Cup ever?

Considered by many to be perhaps the greatest World Cup match in history, the 1966 final delivered England its first – and only to this point – World Cup.

Has anyone 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).

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 played 7 World Cups?

In total, Brazil has played in seven World Cup finals. Germany and Italy have both been World Cup champions four times throughout the years. However, Germany has played in two more World Cup finals than Italy, having been runner-up four times.

Who has 2 World Cups in a row?

Only two countries, however, have lifted the Jules Rimet trophy in back-to-back World Cup tournaments: Italy and Brazil.

Has anyone scored in 4 World Cups?

Players with the most World Cup goals 1930-2022

As of December 2022, Germany's Miroslav Klose was the all time top goal scorer in the FIFA World Cup, scoring a total of 16 goals across four tournaments.

What is the farthest goal in World Cup history?

Watch the longest headed World Cup goal in recorded history. Belgian defender Jan Vertonghen scored with a header from a distance of 18.6 metres against Japan in 2018 FIFA World Cup's Round of 16 on Monday to register the longest headed World Cup goal in recorded history.

Who won the oldest World Cup?

Dino Zoff, again, is the oldest player (40 years, 133 days) to win a FIFA World Cup final thanks to his exploits with Italy in the 1982 World Cup.

Has any team had a perfect World Cup?

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This feat has been achieved three times, by Uruguay in the inaugural 1930 tournament, and by Brazil in 1970 and 2002.

Who is the only player to have 13 World Cups?

Pelé: Most wins of the FIFA World Cup by a player.

Who played in 4 World Cups?

Paolo Maldini is the most World Cup-capped player to have never lifted the trophy, appearing in four tournaments for Italy and playing 23 games.

Who is No 1 Ronaldo or Messi?

Ronaldo has scored more goals and won two 'Best FIFA Men's Player' awards, but Messi has won more Ballon d'Or awards (7).

Who is the goat of soccer all time?

Rounding out this list is Pelé, who even FIFA has deemed the greatest of them all. The Brazilian forward, who operated as a second striker, is recognized by Guinness World Records with the most goals scored of all time with 1,279 in 1,363 games for both club and country, including friendlies.

Who broke the world record of Pelé?

Messi surpassed Pele only during the recently-held 2022 Qatar World Cup. Most goals scored: The late footballer Pele holds the Guinness World Record for the most goals scored in the history of football.

What is the most 0 0 draws in the World Cup?

The record number of 0-0 draws at a World Cup is seven, now shared by five different editions of the tournament. That tally was reached in 1982, 2006, 2010, 2014 and now 2022.