[1] Brazil is the only team to have appeared in all 22 tournaments to date, with Germany having participated in 20, Italy and Argentina in 18 and Mexico in 17.
For a detailed list of top four appearances, see FIFA World Cup results.
Players in bold text are still active with their national team as of the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
Players in bold text are still active with their national team as of the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
† Source: FIFA[180] ‡ The best-attended single match has been the final in 11 of the 21 World Cups as of 2018[update].