Below is a list of players who have appeared in multiple FIFA World Cups. It includes all players with at least four tournament appearances (updated after the 2006 World Cup).
*Did not play but was part of the squad.
| Player | Appearances |
|---|---|
| Antonio Carbajal | 5 (1950, 54, 58, 62, 66) |
| Lothar Matthäus | 5 (1982, 86, 90, 94, 98) |
| Carlos José Castilho | 4 (1950*, 54, 58*, 62*) |
| Nílton Santos | 4 (1950*, 54, 58, 62) |
| Djalma Santos | 4 (1954, 58, 62, 66) |
| Pelé | 4 (1958, 62, 66, 70) |
| Bobby Charlton | 4 (1958*, 62, 66, 70) |
| Karl-Heinz Schnellinger | 4 (1958, 62, 66, 70) |
| Uwe Seeler | 4 (1958, 62, 66, 70) |
| Lev Yashin | 4 (1958, 62, 66, 70*) |
| Pedro Rocha | 4 (1962, 66, 70, 74) |
| Enrico Albertosi | 4 (1962*, 66, 70, 74*) |
| Gianni Rivera | 4 (1962, 66, 70, 74) |
| Dobromir Zhechev | 4 (1962, 66, 70, 74*) |
| Sepp Maier | 4 (1966*, 70, 74, 78) |
| Dino Zoff | 4 (1970*, 74, 78, 82) |
| Władysław Żmuda | 4 (1974, 78, 82, 86) |
| Émerson Leão | 4 (1970*, 74, 78, 86*) |
| Diego Maradona | 4 (1982, 86, 90, 94) |
| Giuseppe Bergomi | 4 (1982, 86, 90, 98) |
| Jim Leighton | 4 (1982*, 86, 90, 98) |
| Enzo Scifo | 4 (1986, 90, 94, 98) |
| Franky Van Der Elst | 4 (1986, 90, 94, 98) |
| Andoni Zubizarreta | 4 (1986, 90, 94, 98) |
| Hong Myung-Bo | 4 (1990, 94, 98, 02) |
| Hwang Sun-Hong | 4 (1990, 94, 98*, 02) |
| Paolo Maldini | 4 (1990, 94, 98, 02) |
| Fernando Hierro | 4 (1990*, 94, 98, 02) |
| Marc Wilmots | 4 (1990*, 94, 98, 02) |
| Jacques Songo'o | 4 (1990*, 94, 98, 02*) |
| Mohamed Al-Deayea | 4 (1994, 98, 02, 06*) |
| Sami Al-Jaber | 4 (1994, 98, 02, 06) |
| Cafu | 4 (1994, 98, 02, 06) |
| Ronaldo | 4 (1994*, 98, 02, 06) |
| Oliver Kahn | 4 (1994*, 98*, 02, 06) |
| Kasey Keller | 4 (1990*, 98, 02*, 06) |
| Claudio Reyna | 4 (1994*, 98, 02, 06) |
| Rigobert Song | 4 (1994, 98, 02, 10) |
| Lee Woon-Jae | 4 (1994, 02, 06, 10*) |
| Fabio Cannavaro | 4 (1998, 02, 06, 10) |
| Gianluigi Buffon | 4 (1998*, 02, 06, 10) |
| Thierry Henry | 4 (1998, 02, 06, 10) |
| Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi | 4 (1998, 02*, 06, 10*) |
| Seigo Narazaki | 4 (1998*, 02, 06*, 10*) |
| Denis Caniza | 4 (1998, 02, 06, 10) |