FIFA World Cup Most Appearances by Player

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FIFA World Cup Most Appearances by Player

FIFA World Cup Most Appearances by Player is an interactive dataset containing 8 data points across 8 categories for All Time . The data tracks FIFA World Cup Appearances .

In All Time, Lothar Matthäus leads at 25 — 1.3× higher than Ronaldo Nazário (19) . The average across all 8 categories is 21.

Covered categories include: Lothar Matthäus, Paolo Maldini, Wladysław Żmuda, Uwe Seeler, Grzegorz Lato and 3 more . Use the chart controls on the left to filter by category or year, switch between chart types, and explore the data interactively.

Key Findings

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Lothar Matthäus leads with 25 in All Time.

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Average value in All Time: 21 · median: 21.

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Gap in All Time: Lothar Matthäus is 1.3× larger than Ronaldo Nazário.

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Data Points

8

8 categories · 1 year

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Top Value

25

Lothar Matthäus

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All Time

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Rankings & Full Data

8 records · FIFA World Cup Appearances · ranked by All Time

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#	Category	All Time	Source
🥇	Lothar Matthäus	25
🥈	Paolo Maldini	23
🥉	Wladysław Żmuda	21
4	Uwe Seeler	21
5	Diego Maradona	21
6	Grzegorz Lato	20
7	Cafu	20
8	Ronaldo Nazário	19

Data Sources & References

All external sources cited in this dataset

1 https://www.transfermarkt.com/lothar-matthaus/profil/spieler/6691 Visit ↗

2 https://www.transfermarkt.com/paolo-maldini/profil/spieler/5735 Visit ↗

3 https://www.transfermarkt.com/wladyslaw-zmuda/profil/spieler/167832 Visit ↗

4 https://www.transfermarkt.com/uwe-seeler/profil/spieler/5780 Visit ↗

5 https://www.transfermarkt.com/grzegorz-lato/profil/spieler/167828 Visit ↗

6 https://www.transfermarkt.com/diego-maradona/profil/spieler/13532 Visit ↗

7 https://www.transfermarkt.com/ronaldo/profil/spieler/3140 Visit ↗

8 https://www.transfermarkt.com/cafu/profil/spieler/3154 Visit ↗

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