<Dt> Defending champion eliminated in the first round </Dt> <Dd> Italy (1950), Brazil (1966), France (2002), Italy (2010), Spain (2014), Germany (2018) </Dd> <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), Lothar Matthäus (Germany, 1982--1998), Rafael Márquez (Mexico, 2002--2018) </Dd> <Dt> Most tournaments on national team </Dt> <Dd> 5, Antonio Carbajal (Mexico, 1950--1966), Lothar Matthäus (Germany, 1982--1998), Gianluigi Buffon (Italy, 1998 (did not play), 2002--2014), Rafael Márquez (Mexico, 2002--2018) </Dd> <Dt> Most finishes in the top two </Dt> <Dd> 3, Nílton Santos (Brazil 1950, 1958, 1962), Pelé (Brazil 1958, 1962, 1970), Pierre Littbarski (West Germany 1982, 1986, 1990), Lothar Matthäus (West Germany 1982, 1986, 1990), Cafu (Brazil, 1994, 1998, 2002), Ronaldo (Brazil, 1994, 1998, 2002) </Dd> <Dt> Most finishes in the top three </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> 17, Rafael Márquez (Mexico, 2002--2018) </Dd> <Dt> Most tournaments as captain </Dt> <Dd> 5, Rafael Márquez (Mexico, 2002--2018) </Dd> <Dt> Most appearances as substitute </Dt> <Dd> 11, Denílson (Brazil, 1998--2002) </Dd> <Dt> Youngest player </Dt> <Dd> 17 years, 41 days, Norman Whiteside (Northern Ireland), vs Yugoslavia, 17 June 1982 </Dd> <Dt> Youngest player, final </Dt> <Dd> 17 years, 249 days, Pelé (Brazil), vs Sweden, 29 June 1958 </Dd> <Dt> Youngest player, qualifying match </Dt> <Dd> 13 years, 310 days, Souleymane Mamam (Togo), vs Zambia, 6 May 2001, 2002 CAF Group 1 </Dd> <Dt> Youngest captain </Dt> <Dd> 21 years, 109 days, Tony Meola (United States), vs Czechoslovakia, 10 June 1990 </Dd> <Dt> Youngest player to ever be named to a FIFA World Cup squad </Dt> <Dd> 16 years, 339 days, Edu (Brazil), 1966 </Dd> <Dt> Oldest player </Dt> <Dd> 45 years, 161 days, Essam El - Hadary (Egypt), vs Saudi Arabia, 25 June 2018 </Dd> <Dt> Oldest player, final </Dt> <Dd> 40 years, 133 days, Dino Zoff (Italy), vs West Germany, 11 July 1982 </Dd> <Dt> Oldest player, qualifying match </Dt> <Dd> 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> 45 years, 161 days, Essam El - Hadary (Egypt), vs Saudi Arabia, 25 June 2018 </Dd> <Dt> Oldest player to debut in a World Cup finals tournament </Dt> <Dd> 45 years, 161 days, Essam El - Hadary (Egypt), vs Saudi Arabia, 25 June 2018 </Dd> <Dt> Oldest player to ever be named to a FIFA World Cup squad </Dt> <Dd> 45 years, 150 days, Essam El - Hadary (Egypt), 2018 </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> Oldest average age of all the players summoned to a World Cup </Dt> <Dd> Almost 28 years old, 2018 </Dd> <Dt> Longest period between World Cup finals appearances as a player </Dt> <Dd> 15 years and 363 days, Faryd Mondragón (Colombia, 1998--2014) </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); Lothar Matthäus (Germany, 1982--1998); Rigobert Song (Cameroon, 1994--2010); Faryd Mondragón (Colombia, 1998--2014); Samuel Eto'o (Cameroon, 1998--2014); Rafael Márquez (Mexico, 2002--2018) </Dd> <Dt> Longest period between World Cup finals appearances, overall </Dt> <Dd> 44 years, Tim (Brazil, 1938, as a player; and Peru, 1982, as coach) </Dd> </Dl> <Dd> 3, Pelé (Brazil, 1958, 1962 (only played in first two matches; medal awarded retroactively by FIFA in 2007) and 1970) </Dd>

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