7 players with the most FIFA World Cup appearances

#7 Cafu- Brazil (20 appearances) Cafu is Brazil’s most capped player of all-time. He made 142 outings for the national team and played at four World Cups. Cafu also made 20 outings at the FIFA World Cup.

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#6 Wladyslaw Zmuda -Poland (21 appearances) The defender has 91 caps for Poland, scoring two goals and appearing in four World Cups. He earned 21 World Cup outings and ranks alongside, if not ahead of, many great legends.

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#3 Paolo Maldini (Italy) – 23 appearances Maldini is widely recognised as being one of the best defensive players of all time. Over the course of his 16-year career, he earned 126 caps for Italy. During the World Cup, he made 23 appearances for his country.

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#2 Miroslav Klose (Germany) – 24 matches Klose is Germany's all-time top goal scorer. He is one of just a handful players who have earned bronze, silver, and gold at the World Cup. Klose played 137 times for Germany and is recognized as a prolific striker.

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#1 Lothar Matthaus - Germany 25 appearances Matthaus is customarily acknowledged as one of the best German players of all time. Matthaus earned 150 caps for Germany as well as 25 World Cup appearances.

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