WORLD CUP RECORDS (Part 22) - THE PLAYER WITH MOST CONSECUTIVE GAMES


Picture : Paolo Maldini played 23 consecutive games with Italy !


Player with most consecutive games: Paolo Maldini

*This ranking is for players which appeared in most consecutive games of their teams at World Cups. 
The record belongs to Paolo Maldini: he took part in 23 consecutive games of Italy from 1990 to 2002. The next is Diego Maradona: 21 appearances for Argentina without missing.  

*Among active players going to play in Qatar, Lionel Messi (16), Fernando Muslera (16), Cristiano Ronaldo (15) have the longest open series.  


 PLAYERS WITH MOSTCONSECUTIVE GAMESATWORLD CUPS
     
 PlayerCountryGamesBreakdown
     
1Paolo MaldiniItaly231990(7), 1994(7), 1998(5), 2002(4)
2Diego MaradonaArgentina211982(5), 1986(7), 1990(7), 1994(2)
3Władysław ŻmudaPoland 201974(7), 1978(6), 1982(7)
 Grzegorz LatoPoland 201974(7), 1978(6), 1982(7)
5Wolfgang OverathGermany191966(6), 1970(6), 1974(7)
 Berti VogtsGermany191970(6), 1974(7), 1978(6)
 Karl-Heinz RummeniggeGermany191978(5), 1982(7), 1986(7)
 Lothar MatthäusGermany191986(7), 1990(7), 1994(5)
 RonaldoBrazil191998(7), 2002(7), 2006(5)
10Mario KempesArgentina181974(6), 1978(7), 1982(5)
 Antonio CabriniItaly 181978(7), 1982(7), 1986(4)
 Gaetano ScireaItaly 181978(7), 1982(7), 1986(4)
 DungaBrazil181990(4), 1994(7), 1998(7)
 Cláudio TaffarelBrazil181990(4), 1994(7), 1998(7)
 Rafael MárquezMexico 182002(4), 2006(4), 2010(4), 2014(4), 2018(2)