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List of players who have appeared in the most FIFA 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.
FIFA World Cup final. Founded. 1930; 94 years ago. ( 1930) Current champions. Argentina (3rd title) Most successful team (s) Brazil (5 titles) The FIFA World Cup is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the sport's global ...
The system used in the World Cup up to 1990 was 2 points for a win. In this ranking 3 points are awarded for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss. As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.
Argentina's Diego Maradona (1986, 1990) and Lionel Messi (2014, 2022), Brazil's Dunga (1994, 1998), and France's Hugo Lloris (2018, 2022) captained their sides in two final matches, but only won on one occasion, while West Germany's Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (1982, 1986) lost both finals as captain. Brazil's Pelé and Vavá are the only two players ...
Kylian Mbappé. Kylian Mbappé Lottin (born 20 December 1998) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for La Liga club Real Madrid and captains the France national team. [2] [3] Widely regarded as one of the best players in the world, he is known for his dribbling, speed, and finishing. [4] [5] [6]
This is a record of Italy 's results at the FIFA World Cup. Italy is one of the most successful national teams in the history of the World Cup, having won four titles ( 1934, 1938, 1982, 2006 ), just one fewer than Brazil. The team was present in 18 out of the 22 tournaments, reaching six finals, a third place and a fourth place.
2010 →. The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 9 June to 9 July 2006 in Germany, which had won the right to host the event in July 2000. Teams representing 198 national football associations from all six populated continents participated in ...
Pressure is attached to the role due to the significance of winning a World Cup and the lack of day-to-day contact with players during the regular club season aside from international breaks. Alberto Suppici led the Uruguay national team to victory in the inaugural tournament in 1930. Vittorio Pozzo is the only person who has won the World Cup ...