Quiz! Can you name the 50 highest appearance makers at the World Cup?

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We're looking for the legends of longevity in the Coupe de Monde's long and illustrious history

Argentine professional football player Diego Armando Maradona (1960 - 2020) smiling during the 1994 FIFA World Cup Group D match Argentina vs Greece at Foxboro Stadium, Foxborough, US, 21st June 1994.
(Image credit: Michael Kunkel/Bongarts/Getty Images)

You have 12 minutes to name 50 players.

Remember to tweet your scores @FourFourTwo, and challenge some friends while you're at it.

THEN TRY Quiz! Can you name every Ballon d'Or winner to have also won the World Cup?

This list could all change if Arsene Wenger has his way.

The former Arsenal boss is now working at FIFA and he has a plan. He'd like for the World Cup to be staged every two years rather than every four. It doesn't just put a spanner in the European Championship.

It means that many of the names on this list will be erased. The top appearance makers in World Cup history are the ones who have had the longevity to appear at multiple tournaments over their careers, playing themselves into form every four years to be selected.

But who are they?

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Mark White
Mark White
Content Editor

Mark White has been at on FourFourTwo since joining in January 2020, first as a staff writer before becoming content editor in 2023. An encyclopedia of football shirts and boots knowledge – both past and present – Mark has also represented FFT at both FA Cup and League Cup finals (though didn't receive a winners' medal on either occasion) and has written pieces for the mag ranging on subjects from Bobby Robson's season at Barcelona to Robinho's career. He has written cover features for the mag on Mikel Arteta and Martin Odegaard, and is assisted by his cat, Rosie, who has interned for the brand since lockdown.

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