Antonio Carbajal of Mexico and Lothar Matthaus of Germany are the only men to have appeared in 5 World Cup competitions, an astonishing feat encompassing 16 years of top-level competitiveness. Matthaus owns the match appearance record, having contested 25 matches between 1982 and 1998.
The youngest player to appear in the finals of the competition is Norman Whiteside of Northern Ireland who was only 17 years and 41 days old when he played against Yugoslavia in 1982.
Roger Milla is the oldest man to have represented his country at the World Cup. He was 42 years and 49 days old when he appeared for Cameroon against Russia in 1994.
Brazilian right back Cafu has turned out on the winning side 16 times for Brazil, a record that no other player has equalled. Cafu is also the only man to have actually played in the World Cup final on 3 separate occasions.
Pele is the only player to have won the tournament 3 times (1958/1962/1970). However, his involvement in the 1962 tournament in Chile was curtailed through injury.
The youngest player to appear in the finals of the competition is Norman Whiteside of Northern Ireland who was only 17 years and 41 days old when he played against Yugoslavia in 1982.
Roger Milla is the oldest man to have represented his country at the World Cup. He was 42 years and 49 days old when he appeared for Cameroon against Russia in 1994.
Brazilian right back Cafu has turned out on the winning side 16 times for Brazil, a record that no other player has equalled. Cafu is also the only man to have actually played in the World Cup final on 3 separate occasions.
Pele is the only player to have won the tournament 3 times (1958/1962/1970). However, his involvement in the 1962 tournament in Chile was curtailed through injury.
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