It won’t be long before we’ll all be wearing black, red and gold again!
The opening game of the soccer World Cup will take place in Qatar on November 21, 2022, and the final will be played on December 18. Time for the active national players to collect successes and games on the pitch. The chance is here to make it into the top 10 soccer players with the most appearances!
Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo (37) is currently in 17 World Cup games. Argentina’s Lionel Messi (34) has 19 under his belt. At the World Cup in Qatar, they could move up to the absolute record players.
These are the footballers with the most World Cup appearances of all time. Five German national players made it into the ranking:
| Platz | Name | nationality | Calls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Lothar Matthäus | Deutschland | 25 |
| 2. | Miroslav Klose | Deutschland | 24 |
| 3. | Paolo Maldini | Italy | 23 |
| 4. | Diego Maradona Uwe Seeler Władysław Żmuda |
Argentina Deutschland Poland |
21 21 21 |
| 7. | Cafu Grzegorz Lato Philipp Lahm Javier Mascherano Bastian Schweinsteiger |
Brazil Poland Deutschland Argentina Deutschland |
20 20 20 20 20 |