Which players have played in 4 World Cups?

Has any player 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.

Has anyone played at 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)

What players have 5 World Cups?

Has anyone scored in 5 World Cups?

Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo becomes first male player to score in 5 World Cups.

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Who played in 4 World Cups but no qualifiers?

Giuseppe Bergomi played four World Cup tournaments for Italy but never played any qualifiers. Giuseppe Bergomi played in four World Cup tournaments for Italy but never played in any qualifiers. Aged 18, he was a late addition to the Italian squad in 1982.

Has anyone scored in 4 or more World Cups?

Three players have scored in four successive finals tournaments. Both Pelé of Brazil and Uwe Seeler of West Germany scored in the finals of 1958, 1962, 1966 and 1970, and German Miroslav Klose scored in 2002, 2006, 2010 and 2014.

Who is better Messi or Ronaldo?

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

Is Pele better than Messi?

The Argentine has scored more World Cup goals - 13 - than his two rivals, though he's played more games. Pele hit 12 goals at the World Cup and Ronaldo has notched eight times. Pele's ratio, though, sees him come out on top again; 0.86 compared to Messi on 0.5 and Ronaldo on 0.36.

Is Neymar better than Messi?

Who is the better player? Messi no doubt, but Neymar does come close, however not too close. Messi turns 35 this year and Neymar turns 30. Messi is in the twilight of his career while Neymar is in his prime.

Who is the king of football of all time?

Sunil Chhetri is regarded as the God of football in India. As of 24 March 2023, he has scored 85 goals in 133 international appearances.

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.

What is the best World Cup in history?

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.

Did Messi score in 5 World Cup?

Lionel Messi has scored 13 goals in 26 matches at the FIFA World Cup, spanning five editions (2006, 2010, 2014, 2018 and 2022). Messi is the highest goal-scorer for Argentina at the football World Cup.

Has anyone scored 4 goals in World Cup?

Of all the players who have played in the World Cup tournaments, only six have achieved an average of two goals or more per game played: Kocsis, Fontaine, Stábile, Russia's Oleg Salenko, Switzerland's Josef Hügi, and Poland's Ernst Wilimowski — the last of these scored four in his single World Cup game in 1938.

Has anyone scored 4 goals in World Cup final?

Kylian Mbappe of France scored a goal against Croatia in 2018 final and netted a hat-trick against Argentina in 2022, making him the highest goal-scorer in the FIFA World Cup finals with four goals.

Which player scored a record 13 goals in a single tournament?

Most goals in a single FIFA World Cup: Just Fontaine's special 13 at Sweden 1958 with borrowed boots! France's Just Fontaine scored 13 goals in six matches at the 1958 FIFA World Cup, which still stands as the record for most goals scored in a single edition.

Who is the most successful FIFA World Cup?

Brazil, the only team that has participated in every World Cup, is also the most successful team in the competition, having won five titles and finished second twice. Italy and Germany have four titles each, with Germany having reached more finals than any other team, eight.

Who scored in most World Cups?

The overall top goal scorer in the World Cup is German player Miroslav Klose, who has scored 16 goals overall.

Who went 7 0 in the World Cup?

World Cup winner of 2010 built its triumph on an incessant passing game that left the rival chasing shadows, and its record 7-0 demolition of Costa Rica on Wednesday suggests it is back to its best, with added scoring menace to boot.

Who has never lost a World Cup game?

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

Has anyone scored a hat-trick in the World Cup?

Across the over 800 matches at the 22 tournaments of the FIFA World Cup, 54 hat-tricks have been scored. The first hat-trick was scored by Bert Patenaude of the United States, playing against Paraguay in 1930; the most recent was by Kylian Mbappé of France, playing against Argentina on 18 December 2022.

Who is known as queen of football?

“The road may be a little difficult, but never give up.” Marta never did – and she became the best that ever did it, regardless of whether a few pundits remember to mention her name alongside that of Pele.