<Dl> <Dt> Most championships </Dt> <Dd> 3 , Pelé ( Brazil , 1958 , 1962 ( only played in first two matches ; medal awarded retroactively by FIFA in 2007 ) and 1970 ) . </Dd> <Dd> See here for a list of players who have won multiple FIFA World Cups . </Dd> <Dt> Most tournaments played </Dt> <Dd> 5 , Antonio Carbajal ( Mexico , 1950 -- 1966 ) and Lothar Matthäus ( Germany , 1982 -- 1998 ) . </Dd> <Dt> Most medals </Dt> <Dd> 4 , Miroslav Klose ( Germany , 2002 -- 2014 ) . </Dd> <Dt> Most appearances in All - Star Team </Dt> <Dd> 3 , Djalma Santos ( Brazil , 1954 -- 1962 ) , Franz Beckenbauer ( West Germany , 1966 -- 1974 ) , Philipp Lahm ( Germany , 2006 -- 2014 ) . </Dd> <Dt> Most matches played , finals </Dt> <Dd> 25 , Lothar Matthäus ( Germany , 1982 -- 1998 ) . </Dd> <Dt> Most knockout games played , finals </Dt> <Dd> 14 , Miroslav Klose ( Germany , 2002 -- 2014 ) . </Dd> <Dt> Most minutes played , finals </Dt> <Dd> 2,217 minutes , Paolo Maldini ( Italy , 1990 -- 2002 ) . </Dd> <Dt> Most matches played , qualifying </Dt> <Dd> 68 , Iván Hurtado ( Ecuador , 1994 -- 2010 ) . </Dd> <Dt> Most matches won </Dt> <Dd> 17 , Miroslav Klose ( Germany , 2002 -- 2014 ) . </Dd> <Dt> Most appearances in a World Cup final </Dt> <Dd> 3 , Cafu ( Brazil , 1994 , 1998 , 2002 ) . </Dd> <Dt> Most finals played with different teams </Dt> <Dd> 2 , Luis Monti ( Argentina , 1930 and Italy , 1934 ) . </Dd> <Dt> Most appearances as captain </Dt> <Dd> 16 , Diego Maradona ( Argentina , 1986 -- 1994 ) . </Dd> <Dt> Most tournaments as captain </Dt> <Dd> 4 , Rafael Márquez ( Mexico , 2002 -- 2014 ) . </Dd> <Dt> Most appearances as substitute </Dt> <Dd> 11 , Denílson ( Brazil , 1998 -- 2002 ) . </Dd> <Dt> Youngest player </Dt> <Dd> 7003625000000000000 ♠ 17 years , 41 days , Norman Whiteside ( Northern Ireland ) , vs Yugoslavia , 17 June 1982 . </Dd> <Dt> Youngest player , final </Dt> <Dd> 7003645800000000000 ♠ 17 years , 249 days , Pelé ( Brazil ) , vs Sweden , 29 June 1958 . </Dd> <Dt> Youngest player , qualifying match </Dt> <Dd> 7003505900000000000 ♠ 13 years , 310 days , Souleymane Mamam ( Togo ) , vs Zambia , 6 May 2001 , 2002 CAF Group 1 . </Dd> <Dt> Youngest captain </Dt> <Dd> 7003777900000000000 ♠ 21 years , 109 days , Tony Meola ( United States ) , vs Czechoslovakia , 10 June 1990 . </Dd> <Dt> Oldest player </Dt> <Dd> 7004157090000000000 ♠ 43 years , 3 days , Faryd Mondragón ( Colombia ) , vs Japan , 24 June 2014 . </Dd> <Dt> Oldest player , final </Dt> <Dd> 7004147430000000000 ♠ 40 years , 133 days , Dino Zoff ( Italy ) , vs West Germany , 11 July 1982 . </Dd> <Dt> Oldest player , qualifying match </Dt> <Dd> 7004169760000000000 ♠ 46 years , 175 days , MacDonald Taylor , Sr. ( U.S. Virgin Islands ) , vs Saint Kitts and Nevis , 18 February 2004 , 2006 CONCACAF First Round . </Dd> <Dt> Oldest captain </Dt> <Dd> 7004149020000000000 ♠ 40 years , 292 days , Peter Shilton ( England ) , vs Italy , 7 July 1990 . </Dd> <Dt> Oldest player to debut in a World Cup finals tournament </Dt> <Dd> 7004145660000000000 ♠ 39 years , 321 days , David James ( England ) , vs Algeria , 18 June 2010 . </Dd> <Dt> Largest age difference on the same team </Dt> <Dd> 24 years and 42 days , 1994 , Cameroon ( Rigobert Song : 17 years and 358 days ; Roger Milla : 42 years and 35 days ) . </Dd> <Dt> Largest age difference on a champion team </Dt> <Dd> 21 years and 297 days , 1982 , Italy ( Dino Zoff : 40 years and 133 days ; Giuseppe Bergomi : 18 years and 201 days ) . </Dd> <Dt> Longest period between World Cup finals appearances as a player </Dt> <Dd> 12 years and 13 days , Alfred Bickel ( Switzerland , 1938 -- 1950 ) . </Dd> <Dt> Longest span of World Cup finals appearances as a player </Dt> <Dd> 16 years , Antonio Carbajal ( Mexico , 1950 -- 1966 ) ; Elías Figueroa ( Chile , 1966 -- 1982 ) ; Hugo Sánchez ( Mexico , 1978 -- 1994 ) ; Giuseppe Bergomi ( Italy , 1982 -- 1998
<Dl> <Dt> Most championships </Dt> <Dd> 3 , Pelé ( Brazil , 1958 , 1962 ( only played in first two matches ; medal awarded retroactively by FIFA in 2007 ) and 1970 ) . </Dd> <Dd> See here for a list of players who have won multiple FIFA World Cups . </Dd> <Dt> Most tournaments played </Dt> <Dd> 5 , Antonio Carbajal ( Mexico , 1950 -- 1966 ) and Lothar Matthäus ( Germany , 1982 -- 1998 ) . </Dd> <Dt> Most medals </Dt> <Dd> 4 , Miroslav Klose ( Germany , 2002 -- 2014 ) . </Dd> <Dt> Most appearances in All - Star Team </Dt> <Dd> 3 , Djalma Santos ( Brazil , 1954 -- 1962 ) , Franz Beckenbauer ( West Germany , 1966 -- 1974 ) , Philipp Lahm ( Germany , 2006 -- 2014 ) . </Dd> <Dt> Most matches played , finals </Dt> <Dd> 25 , Lothar Matthäus ( Germany , 1982 -- 1998 ) . </Dd> <Dt> Most knockout games played , finals </Dt> <Dd> 14 , Miroslav Klose ( Germany , 2002 -- 2014 ) . </Dd> <Dt> Most minutes played , finals </Dt> <Dd> 2,217 minutes , Paolo Maldini ( Italy , 1990 -- 2002 ) . </Dd> <Dt> Most matches played , qualifying </Dt> <Dd> 68 , Iván Hurtado ( Ecuador , 1994 -- 2010 ) . </Dd> <Dt> Most matches won </Dt> <Dd> 17 , Miroslav Klose ( Germany , 2002 -- 2014 ) . </Dd> <Dt> Most appearances in a World Cup final </Dt> <Dd> 3 , Cafu ( Brazil , 1994 , 1998 , 2002 ) . </Dd> <Dt> Most finals played with different teams </Dt> <Dd> 2 , Luis Monti ( Argentina , 1930 and Italy , 1934 ) . </Dd> <Dt> Most appearances as captain </Dt> <Dd> 16 , Diego Maradona ( Argentina , 1986 -- 1994 ) . </Dd> <Dt> Most tournaments as captain </Dt> <Dd> 4 , Rafael Márquez ( Mexico , 2002 -- 2014 ) . </Dd> <Dt> Most appearances as substitute </Dt> <Dd> 11 , Denílson ( Brazil , 1998 -- 2002 ) . </Dd> <Dt> Youngest player </Dt> <Dd> 7003625000000000000 ♠ 17 years , 41 days , Norman Whiteside ( Northern Ireland ) , vs Yugoslavia , 17 June 1982 . </Dd> <Dt> Youngest player , final </Dt> <Dd> 7003645800000000000 ♠ 17 years , 249 days , Pelé ( Brazil ) , vs Sweden , 29 June 1958 . </Dd> <Dt> Youngest player , qualifying match </Dt> <Dd> 7003505900000000000 ♠ 13 years , 310 days , Souleymane Mamam ( Togo ) , vs Zambia , 6 May 2001 , 2002 CAF Group 1 . </Dd> <Dt> Youngest captain </Dt> <Dd> 7003777900000000000 ♠ 21 years , 109 days , Tony Meola ( United States ) , vs Czechoslovakia , 10 June 1990 . </Dd> <Dt> Oldest player </Dt> <Dd> 7004157090000000000 ♠ 43 years , 3 days , Faryd Mondragón ( Colombia ) , vs Japan , 24 June 2014 . </Dd> <Dt> Oldest player , final </Dt> <Dd> 7004147430000000000 ♠ 40 years , 133 days , Dino Zoff ( Italy ) , vs West Germany , 11 July 1982 . </Dd> <Dt> Oldest player , qualifying match </Dt> <Dd> 7004169760000000000 ♠ 46 years , 175 days , MacDonald Taylor , Sr. ( U.S. Virgin Islands ) , vs Saint Kitts and Nevis , 18 February 2004 , 2006 CONCACAF First Round . </Dd> <Dt> Oldest captain </Dt> <Dd> 7004149020000000000 ♠ 40 years , 292 days , Peter Shilton ( England ) , vs Italy , 7 July 1990 . </Dd> <Dt> Oldest player to debut in a World Cup finals tournament </Dt> <Dd> 7004145660000000000 ♠ 39 years , 321 days , David James ( England ) , vs Algeria , 18 June 2010 . </Dd> <Dt> Largest age difference on the same team </Dt> <Dd> 24 years and 42 days , 1994 , Cameroon ( Rigobert Song : 17 years and 358 days ; Roger Milla : 42 years and 35 days ) . </Dd> <Dt> Largest age difference on a champion team </Dt> <Dd> 21 years and 297 days , 1982 , Italy ( Dino Zoff : 40 years and 133 days ; Giuseppe Bergomi : 18 years and 201 days ) . </Dd> <Dt> Longest period between World Cup finals appearances as a player </Dt> <Dd> 12 years and 13 days , Alfred Bickel ( Switzerland , 1938 -- 1950 ) . </Dd> <Dt> Longest span of World Cup finals appearances as a player </Dt> <Dd> 16 years , Antonio Carbajal ( Mexico , 1950 -- 1966 ) ; Elías Figueroa ( Chile , 1966 -- 1982 ) ; Hugo Sánchez ( Mexico , 1978 -- 1994 ) ; Giuseppe Bergomi ( Italy , 1982 -- 1998
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