pelé has won the most world cups as a player.
who has won the most world cups as a player?
pelé
although seeler never won a world cup (his involvement as a player in the tournament started four years after west germany won their first world cup (1954) and ended four years before they won their second (1974)), he had a prolific career in the tournament; he was the first player ever to appear in 20 world cup matches (he retired with 21 matches played, tied for third all-time); the first ever to score in four world cups (beating pelé by only a few minutes), and the first player to score at least two goals in each of four world cups (matched in 2014 by his compatriot miroslav klose). he also ranks third in all-time minutes played in world cups, with 1980, behind paolo maldini and lothar matthäus. in total, he scored 9 goals across the four world cups in which he played, as well as 3 goals in world cup qualifying matches; he scored 43 times in 72 international appearances between 1954 and 1970. a photo of a dejected seeler leaving the field having just been defeated in the 1966 world cup final was voted as "photo of the century" by "kicker" magazine.
uwe seeler
bullet::::- receiving two yellow cards in two matches; yellow cards expire after the completion of the quarter-finals (yellow card suspensions are not carried forward to any other future international matches)





























the following suspensions were served during the tournament:





























section::::multiple world cups.





























in order of achieving the tally.





























bullet::::- scoring at four world cups





























bullet::::- scoring at three world cups





























bullet::::- messi played in 2010 but did not score.





























bullet::::- appearing in five world cups





























bullet::::- márquez became the first player to captain his team in five different world cups.





























bullet::::- appearing in four world cups





























section::::overall results.
2018 fifa world cup statistics